Galleywood Common

Galleywood Common
Map
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationChelmsford, Essex
OS gridTL 703 022
Area44.6 hectares
Managed byChelmsford City Council

Galleywood Common is a 44.6 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Chelmsford in Essex, near the village of Galleywood. It is owned and managed by Chelmsford City Council.[1][2]

Galleywood Common was recorded in the Domesday Book. Its diverse habitats include heathland, woodland, scrub, grassland, ponds and mire. It has a wide variety of fauna.[3]

London Hill and Margaretting Road go through the common.

References

  1. ^ "Galleywood Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 26 February 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Map of Galleywood Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Galleywood Common Local Nature Reserve". Chelmsford City Council. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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