Interest Biological Area 67 ha Notification 1984 | Grid reference TQ 686955 Location map Magic Map Phone +44 1277 624553 | |
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Similar Hockley Woods, Chalkney Wood, Hanningfield Reservoir, Weeleyhall Wood, Thorndon Park | ||
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Norsey Wood is a 67.2 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Billericay in Essex. It is also a Local Nature Reserve and a Scheduled Monument.
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This is ancient oak woodland on acid soil which has been converted to mixed sweet chestnut coppice. Bluebell, bracken and bramble are dominant on the ground layer, but there are sphagnum mosses (sphagnum palustre and Sphagnum cuspidatum) in acidic flushes, and the rare water violet in one of the four ponds. There are nine species of dragonfly. Archaeolocal features include a Bronze Age bowl barrow, Iron Age and Roman cemeteries, and a medieval deer bank.
There is an information centre, toilets, a car park and a trail. There is access from Outwood Common Road, Break Egg Hill, Norsey Close, Deerbank and Norsey Road.