The wood covers 165 acres of ancient mixed coppiced woodland. It is a designated local nature reserve and site of special scientific interest. It has a wide variety of plants and animal life and provides suitable homes for some threatened and rare species like the dormouse and pipistrelle bat.
Billericay Station to Norsey Wood Nature Reserve – Walk 3 in volume 2 in our Essex and South Suffolk Railway Walks
This is an interesting and enjoyable walk with lots to see along the way to Norsey Wood Nature Reserve.