Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve
TypeNature reserve
LocationGreat Leighs, Essex
OS gridTL 723 182
Area8.9 hectares
Managed byEssex Wildlife Trust

Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve is an 8.9-hectare (22-acre) 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. 1 2 3 "Phyllis Currie Nature Reserve". Essex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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