Lexden Gathering Grounds
TypeNature reserve
LocationLexden, Colchester, Essex
OS gridTL 965 254
Area8.9 hectares
Managed byEssex Wildlife Trust

Lexden Gathering Grounds is an 8.9-hectare (22-acre) nature reserve in Lexden, a suburb of Colchester in Essex. It is owned by Anglian Water and managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust.[1]

The site was formerly a "gathering ground" for water from springs and was used as a water source until the 1970s. It is mainly woodland with some marsh, meadow and open rides. One area has semi-natural birch and ash woods, and the marsh has moschatel and mature hazel and alder coppice. There are badgers and foxes, and butterflies including common browns and small coppers.[1]

There is access from Cooks Lane, off Cymbeline Way.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Lexden Gathering Grounds". Essex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 7 July 2016.

51°53′34″N 0°51′20″E / 51.8929°N 0.85555°E / 51.8929; 0.85555

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