Sergeants Orchard
| Sergeants Orchard | |
|---|---|
 The old orchard | |
 | |
| Type | Nature reserve |
| Location | Mount Bures, Essex |
| OS grid | TL 907 308 |
| Area | 3.2 hectares |
| Managed by | Essex Wildlife Trust |
Sergeants Orchard is a 3.2-hectare (7.9-acre) nature reserve in Mount Bures and north of Chappel in Essex. It is owned and managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust.[1]
The site was left to the Trust by the owner of Sergeants Farm in 1995. It consists of an old orchard in a long narrow field, another narrow field to the west and a larger one to the east. The western field has been planted with fruit trees and the eastern one with a conservation grass mix. A rare bee, Bombus muscorum, has been found on the site.[1][2]
There is access from a footpath between Fordham Road and Balls Chace[1]
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Sergeants Orchard". Essex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
- ^ "Sergeants Orchard". Mount Bures Community Web Site. Retrieved 15 August 2016.