Broxbourne Woods | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
![]() Gate into Hoddesdon Park Wood | |
Location | Hertfordshire, England |
Nearest city | Broxbourne |
Coordinates | 51°44′52″N 0°04′55″W / 51.7478°N 0.082075°W |
Area | 239.1 ha (591 acres) |
Governing body | Hertfordshire County Council and the Woodland Trust |
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.
Broxbourne Woods | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
![]() Gate into Hoddesdon Park Wood | |
Location | Hertfordshire, England |
Nearest city | Broxbourne |
Coordinates | 51°44′52″N 0°04′55″W / 51.7478°N 0.082075°W |
Area | 239.1 ha (591 acres) |
Governing body | Hertfordshire County Council and the Woodland Trust |
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.