Species at Risk

Meadowlily Woods is part of the Dorchester watershed and is home according to the Upper Thames River Conservation Authority is home to 33 Species at Risk.

At the time of the 1987 study – Meadowlily Woods was the ONLY location in Canada of the Wood Poppy.

The Eastern Flowering Dogwood is protected under the federal Species at Risk Act (SARA).

Both the Wood Poppy and the Eastern Flowering Dogwood plants are considered Endangered.

Meadowlily Woods is identified by the Ministry of Natural Resources of containing both Provincially Significant Wetlands and Habitant for Endangered Species.