Cockaynes Wood

Cockaynes Wood

Type	Nature reserve
Location	Wivenhoe, Essex
OS grid	TM051 215
Area	20.2 hectares
Managed by	Essex Wildlife Trust

Cockaynes Wood is a 20.2 hectare nature reserve between Wivenhoe and Alresford in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust and the Cockaynes Wood Trust.^[1]^[2]

Cockaynes Wood is ancient, and was listed in the Domesday Book. The nature reserve also includes Villa Wood and more open areas, with heathland, meadows, and water-filled former quarries. Wildlife includes a rare weevil and birds including barn owls.^[1]

A footpath from Ballast Quay in Wivenhoe to Cockaynes Lane in Alresford goes through the site. The areas around the water-filled quarries are closed to the public.

External links

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References

1 2 "Cockaynes Wood". Essex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
↑ "Cockaynes Wood Guided Walk". The Wildlife Trusts. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.

Essex Wildlife Trust

Basildon	Langdon Nature Reserve

Braintree	Brookes Nature Reserve

Brentwood	Thorndon Countryside Centre Warley Place

Castle Point	Little Haven Pound Wood Tile Wood

Chelmsford	Crowsheath Wood Danbury Ridge Hanningfield Reservoir Little Waltham Meadows Newland Grove Phyllis Currie Sandylay and Moat Woods Shotgate Thickets Thrift Wood Woodham Fen

Colchester	Abberton Reservoir Abbotts Hall Farm Fingringhoe Wick Iron Latch Lexden Gathering Grounds Ray Island Roman River Valley Sergeants Orchard Tiptree Heath Westhouse Wood

Epping Forest	Gernon Bushes Roding Valley Meadows

Harlow	Hunsdon Mead

Havering	Bedfords Park Cranham Marsh Ingrebourne Valley

Maldon	Blue House Farm Bradwell Shell Bank Chigborough Lakes Maldon Wick Oxley Meadow Shut Heath Wood Stow Maries Halt Tollesbury Wick

Rochford	Lion Creek and Lower Raypits

Southend-on-Sea	Belfairs Gunners Park and Shoebury Ranges Two Tree Island

Tendring	Cockaynes Wood Colne Point Copperas Wood Great Holland Pits Howlands Marsh John Weston Nature Reserve The Naze Oakfield Wood Skippers Island Wrabness

Thurrock	Grove House Wood Linford Wood Chafford Gorges Nature Park Fobbing Marsh Horndon Meadow Stanford Warren Thurrock Thameside Nature Park

Uttlesford	Aubrey Buxton Rushy Mead Sawbridgeworth Marsh Shadwell Wood Weeleyhall Wood West Wood

Coordinates: 51°51′22″N 0°58′52″E / 51.856°N 0.981°E / 51.856; 0.981

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