Lexden Park is an 8.1 hectare
Local Nature Reserve in
Lexden, a suburb of
Colchester
Colchester ( ) is a city in northeastern Essex, England. It is the second-largest settlement in the county, with a population of 130,245 at the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 Census. The demonym is ''Colcestrian''.
Colchester occupies the ...
in
Essex
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. It is owned and managed by
Colchester Borough Council.
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.
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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
{{Local Nature Reserves in Essex
Local Nature Reserves in Essex
Colchester