Editing River Roding (section)

==Course==

The river leaves Molehill Green and passes through or near a group of eight or nine villages in Essex known collectively as [[the Rodings]], as their names are 'Roding' prefixed with various different specific names (High, Margaret, Aythorpe, etc.). After [[Chipping Ongar]], the river flows under the [[M25 motorway]] by Passingford Bridge and [[Abridge]].

[[File:River Mead, Roding Valley Meadows - geograph.org.uk - 1430561.jpg|thumb|left|[[Flood meadow]]s by the river near [[Chigwell]], looking towards [[Loughton]], at Roding Valley Meadows Nature Reserve]] The river then runs between [[Loughton]] and [[Chigwell]], where the [[Roding Valley Meadows]] make up the largest surviving area of traditionally managed river-valley habitat in Essex. This [[nature reserve]] consists of unimproved wet and dry hay meadows, rich with flora and fauna and bounded by thick hedgerows, scrubland, secondary woodland and [[tree plantation]].<ref name="essexwt">{{cite web|url=http://www.essexwt.org.uk/reserves/roding-valley-meadows|title=Roding Valley Meadows Nature Reserve &#124; Essex Wildlife Trust|website=essexwt.org.uk|access-date=2018-10-19}}</ref> The meadows stretch down to the [[M11 motorway]] and the [[Roding Valley tube station]] is situated close to the area, although [[Loughton]] or [[Buckhurst Hill]] are better placed for a visit. The river then enters [[Woodford, London|Woodford]].

[[File:River_roding_barking_london.jpg|thumb|right|The Roding, just before reaching the Thames at [[Barking, London|Barking]]]]
[[Redbridge, London|Redbridge]] takes its name from a crossing of the river which then passes through [[Ilford]] and [[Barking, London|Barking]] near the A406 [[North Circular Road]]. The River Roding through Ilford project is a government-backed scheme to improve amenities along this stretch of the river.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.river-rodingredbridge.org.uk/index.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061106014232/http://www.river-rodingredbridge.org.uk/index.php|archive-date=2006-11-06|title=River Roding through Ilford}}</ref> After Barking, the tidal section is known as Barking Creek, which flows into the Thames at [[Creekmouth]], where the Barking Barrier acts as a flood defence.