Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve

Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve

Type	Nature reserve
Location	Great Leighs, Essex
OS grid	TL 723 182
Area	8.9 hectares
Managed by	Essex Wildlife Trust

Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve is an 8.9 hectare nature reserve north-west of Great Leighs in Essex. It is owned and managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust.^[1]

This site is named after Mrs Phyllis Currie, who bequeathed it to the trust. It has diverse habitats, with grassland, a lake, woodland and ditches. Birds include kingfishers and grey herons, and 23 species of butterflies and 13 of dragonflies and damselflies have been recorded.^[1]

There is access from Dumney Lane.^[1]

References

1 2 3 "Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve". Essex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 9 November 2016.

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Essex Wildlife Trust

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Coordinates: 51°50′10″N 0°29′56″E / 51.836°N 0.499°E / 51.836; 0.499

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