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Coordinates: 51°53′29″N 0°51′52″E / 51.8914°N 0.8643879°E / 51.8914; 0.8643879
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Spring Lane Meadows
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TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationLexden, Colchester, Essex
OS gridTL972253
Area2.0 hectares
Managed byColchester Borough Council

Spring Lane Meadows or Lexden Springs is a 2 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 wildlflower meadows which are grazed by cattle. Birds include kingfishers, snipe and nightingales, and there are mammals such as otters and noctule bats.[1]

There is access by a footpath from Lexden Road. The main meadow is surrounded by a rabbit-proof fence.

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References

  1. ^ a b "Spring Lane Meadows". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 28 January 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Map of Spring Lane Meadows". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 6 July 2016.

51°53′29″N 0°51′52″E / 51.8914°N 0.8643879°E / 51.8914; 0.8643879

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