Chalkney Wood
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Essex |
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Grid reference | TL774067 TL875278 |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 72.6 hectares |
Notification | 1988 |
Location map | Magic Map |
Chalkney Wood is a 72.6-hectare (179-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Earls Colne in Essex, England.[1][2] 25 hectares is owned by Essex County Council and 48 hectares by Forestry England.[3]
There is evidence of occupation going back to the Roman period, and at the beginning of the twelfth century the wood was donated by Aubrey de Vere I (or his son Aubrey de Vere II) to Colne Priory. The site has been managed by coppicing for over 400 years.[3][4] The ancient woodland is on acid silts and sands. Trees include, ash, lime birch and pedunculated oak. The ground layer is dominated by bramble, and other plants include primrose and wood anemone. The wood is divided by grassy rides, and there are over twenty ponds.[1] There are two Scheduled Monuments, Chalkney Mill and Chalkney Mill House, on the edge of the wood.[5]
There is access by footpaths which cross the wood, including one from Swansomb Road.
References
- ^ a b "Chalkney Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ "Map of Chalkney Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Chalkney Wood". Colchester Local Group, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
- ^ Cooper, Janet, ed. (2001). "A History of the County of Essex: Volume 10, Lexden Hundred (Part) Including Dedham, Earls Colne and Wivenhoe". Victoria County History. pp. 94–98.
- ^ "Search Results for 'chalkney'". Historic England. Retrieved 7 December 2015.
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