Lexden Park
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationLexden, Colchester, Essex
OS gridTL972250
Coordinates51°53′15″N 00°51′54″E / 51.88750°N 0.86500°E / 51.88750; 0.86500
Area8.1 hectares
Managed byColchester 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.

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.
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