Spring Lane Meadows

Spring Lane Meadows or Lexden Springs is a 2-hectare (4.9-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Lexden, a suburb of Colchester in Essex. It is owned and managed by Colchester Borough Council.^[1][2]

Spring Lane Meadows
Type	Local Nature Reserve
Location	Lexden, Colchester, Essex
OS grid	TL972253
Area	2.0 hectares
Managed by	Colchester Borough Council

The site has wildflower meadows which are grazed by cattle. Birds include kingfishers, snipe and nightingales, and there are mammals such as otters and noctule bats.^[1]

There is access by a footpath from Lexden Road. The main meadow is surrounded by a rabbit-proof fence.