Colne Local Nature Reserve

{{Short description|Nature reserve in Essex, England}}

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| name = Colne

| photo = Colne Local Nature Reserve 3.jpg

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| type = Local Nature Reserve

| grid_ref_UK = TM 035 230

| location = Wivenhoe, Essex

| area = 34.7 hectares

| manager = Colchester Borough Council

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Colne Local Nature Reserve is a 34.7 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Wivenhoe in Essex. It is owned and managed by Colchester Borough Council.{{cite web|url=http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=15&N=&ID=807|title=Colne|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England|date=20 January 2016|accessdate=15 August 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061219/http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=15&N=&ID=807|archivedate=4 March 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=REF_CODE%3D%271009754%27 |title=Map of Colne|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| accessdate= 15 August 2016}}

Most of the site is east of the railway line through Wivenhoe, but two areas are west of the railway line adjacent to the River Colne, including Wivenhoe Marsh, which is close to Wivenhoe railway station. Several streams discharge into the marsh. The central and southern areas are Wivenhoe Woods, which have sixteen tree species with sweet chestnut dominant. The northern part is Lower Lodge, scrub and grassland which has a row of mature oak trees on its eastern boundary.{{cite web|url=http://www.colchester.gov.uk/article/11827/Colne-Local-Nature-Reserve|title=Colne Local Nature Reserve|publisher=Colchester Borough Council|accessdate=15 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160820144659/http://www.colchester.gov.uk/article/11827/Colne-Local-Nature-Reserve|archive-date=20 August 2016|url-status=dead}}

Access points include Rosabelle Avenue.

{{commons category|Colne Local Nature Reserve}}