Galleywood Common

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Galleywood Common
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Galleywood Common
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationChelmsford, Essex
OS grid TL 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.

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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.

Coordinates: 51°41′35″N0°27′45″E / 51.693°N 0.4626°E / 51.693; 0.4626