Brickfield and Long Meadow is a 3.9 hectare
Local Nature Reserve in
Earls Colne
Earls Colne is a village in Essex, England named after the River Colne, on which it stands, and the Earls of Oxford who held the manor of Earls Colne from before 1086 to 1703.
History Manor of Earls Colne
In the time of Edward the Confess ...
in
Essex
Essex () is a county in the East of England. One of the home counties, it borders Suffolk and Cambridgeshire to the north, the North Sea to the east, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent across the estuary of the River Thames to the south, and Grea ...
, England.
There is access by footpaths from Park Lane, Church Hill and the Coggeshall Road.
The site was donated by the Hunt family by a Conveyance and Trust Deed dated 20 January 1987.
The Brickfield gained its name when it was used for stacking bricks made at nearby Tilekiln Farm.
As stated in the Natural England Designated Sites entry
the Brickfield is a place where hundreds of anthills may be seen, which requires management of the site.
The site was once used by the local monastery to house its fishponds, the largest of which was in the Long Meadow.
References
External links
Map of Brickfield and Long MeadowNatural England Designated Sites entry
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Local Nature Reserves in Essex
Meadows in Essex
Earls Colne