Broxbourne Woods

Gate into Hoddesdon Park Wood

Broxbourne Woods are a 239.1 hectare National Nature Reserve west of Broxbourne in Hertfordshire.[1] The site is Hertfordshire's only National Nature Reserve, and is also a Special Area of Conservation. It covers Hoddesdonpark Wood, Wormley Wood, Broxbourne Wood and Bencroft Wood.[2] Bencroft and Broxbourne are owned by Hertfordshire County Council, and Hoddesdonpark and Wormley Woods by the Woodland Trust. They are all in Sites of Special Scientific Interest;[3] Wormley Wood and Bencroft Wood form almost all of Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Wood South,[4] and Hoddesdonpark Wood and Broxbourne Wood are part of Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Wood North.[5]

The site is a large area of sessile oak and hornbeam woodland with diverse wildlife[3] Flowers include bluebells, and invertebrates the rare purple emperor butterfly.[6]

There is access to Hoddesdonpark Wood from Lord Street, to Broxbourne Wood from Pembridge Lane, and to Wormley and Bencroft Woods from White Stubbs Lane.

References

  1. "Map of Broxbourne Woods NNR". Natural England. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  2. "Broxbourne Woods". Natural England. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Broxbourne Woods". Countryside Management Service. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  4. "Map of Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Wood South". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  5. "Map of Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Wood North". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  6. "Wormley Wood & Nut Wood". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
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Coordinates: 51°44′52″N 0°04′55″W / 51.7478°N 0.082075°W / 51.7478; -0.082075

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