Lower Lodge Farm grassland

An activity with North Essex Biodiversity Action Team (Midweek)

Activity date: Sunday 6th September 2026

Start time: 10:15
Finish time: 15:00

Activity description

The grassland at Lower Lodge Farm has a great diversity of plants and insect life. To prevent the meadows from reverting to dense woodland, we remove saplings from sections of the site on rotation.

Meeting place

Pick up from Britannia car park at 10a.m. or meet at Chaney Road, near Dixon Way, at 10.15a.m.

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Activity location

Lower Lodge Farm, Wivenhoe, Lower Lodge Farm, Broom Grove, Wivenhoe, CO7 9GW

Site description

An important grassland site adjacent to Wivenhoe Woods.

Contact

Michael

Telephone: 07764 655682
Email: michael.padmore@tcv.org.uk
Website: https://www.tcv.org.uk/essex

Please bring

• packed lunch
• suitable outdoor clothes
• suitable outdoor footwear

Further info

The Colne Local Nature Reserve lies on the north side of the river Colne on rising ground between Essex University and Wivenhoe. An 85 acre reserve consisting of 3 main areas. Wivenhoe Woods is a mixed coppice and secondary woodland, Ferry Marsh is a former grazing marsh and Lower Lodge Farm is mainly scrub and grassland.

Site Facilities

• Nearest Toilets - Wivenhoe car park

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