Gosfield Sandpits is an 8.3 hectare
Local Nature Reserve in
Gosfield
Gosfield is a village in the Braintree district of Essex, England. It is located around two miles west of the town of Halstead.
Places of note include the following:
*Gosfield Hall: a country house and Grade I listed building, dating back to 154 ...
, north of
Braintree 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 G ...
. It is owned by Gosfield Parish Council, and managed by the Parish Council and
Braintree District Council Braintree may refer to:
Places
* Braintree, Essex, a town in England
** Braintree District
** Braintree (UK Parliament constituency)
** Braintree Town F.C., a football club in the town
* Braintree, Massachusetts, a city in Norfolk County, Massachu ...
.
The site is an area of former sandpits which has around a mile of footpaths, woodland, an open glade and many ponds. There is a wide variety of trees, and flowers include
wood anemones and bluebells. It is described by
Natural England
Natural England is a non-departmental public body in the United Kingdom sponsored by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. It is responsible for ensuring that England's natural environment, including its land, flora and fauna, ...
as an area of outstanding natural beauty.
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There is access by footpaths from The Street and Halstead Road.]
References
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Local Nature Reserves in Essex