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Local Nature Reserves
Local Nature Reserves are places of special local interest, from wildlife to geological features.
There are eight council managed local nature reserves in Welwyn Hatfield. The council also owns Stanborough Reed Marsh at Stanborough Park, which is managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust.
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This extensive nature reserve is one of Hertfordshire's largest remaining historic wood pasture commons and comprises open bracken glades and wide rides with oak, hornbeam and birch woodland. Entrances for pedestrians are off Carbone Hill and The Ridgeway in Cuffley. The entrance to the car park is on the The Ridgeway.
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Sherrardspark Wood is one of Hertfordshire's largest and most important oak and hornbeam woodlands.
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This is a large wood extending to 37 hectares, regenerating naturally following gravel extraction in the 20th century. In mediaeval times it was wood pasture common where local people grazed animals, gathered fuel and fed their pigs on acorns. There is a car park on Heath Road, an easy access trail close by and a longer perimeter trail for horse-riders and cyclists.
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Danesbury is a historic parkland once linked to Danesbury House. It is now managed extensively using rare-breed cattle and occasional cutting.
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This wet meadow lies adjacent to the River Mimram on the northern edge of Welwyn. Managed by cattle grazing and cutting, it represents a rare habitat in Hertfordshire.
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This delightful area lies around the southern boundaries of the QEII Hospital and has a range of habitats including oak woodland, calcareous fen, meadows, ditches and ponds.
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This small nature reserve lies at the south end of Stanborough Park and comprises mainly reed beds, sedge marsh and wet willow woodland, all rare habitats in Hertfordshire.
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A meandering stream lies at the bottom of a deeply incised valley clothed in woodland comprising mature hornbeam, oak and beech. This lovely woodland reserve lies between Stream Woods JMI School and the railway line.
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This small woodland lies south of Deerswood Avenue and is important for its woodland plants.
This page was last updated on 09/11/2012
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