Norsey Wood

Norsey Wood is a 67.2-hectare (166-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Billericay, Essex.

[1][2] It is also a Local Nature Reserve[3][4] and a Scheduled Monument.

[5] The site is ancient oak woodland on acid soil which has been converted to mixed sweet chestnut coppice.

[1] Archaeolocal features include a Bronze Age bowl barrow, Iron Age and Roman cemeteries, and a medieval deer bank.

[3] There is access from Outwood Common Road, Break Egg Hill, Norsey Close, Deerbank and Norsey Road.