Lexden Park

Lexden Park
Type Local Nature Reserve
Location Lexden, Colchester, Essex
OS grid TL972250
Area 8.1 hectares
Managed by Colchester Borough Council

Lexden Park is an 8.1 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Lexden, a suburb of Colchester in Essex. It is owned and managed by Colchester Borough Council.[1][2]

The site has grassland with a wide variety of plant species such as lady's bedstraw, lesser stitchwort and greater bird's-foot-trefoil. There is also oak woodland and an ornamental lake with wildfowl.[1]

There is access to the site from Church Lane. It is open to the public apart from the lake and wildlife areas.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lexden Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. "Map of Lexden Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

Coordinates: 51°34′05″N 0°10′02″W / 51.5680°N 0.16709°W / 51.5680; -0.16709

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