Benington_High_Wood Knowpia

Benington High Wood
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Hertfordshire
Grid reference	TL285235
Interest	Biological
Area	20.7 hectares
Notification	1984
Location map	Magic Map

Benington High Wood is a 20.7-hectare (51-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Benington, Hertfordshire. The planning authority is East Hertfordshire District Council.^[1]^[2]

The site is ancient woodland, described by Natural England as "one of the best remaining examples in the county of the pedunculate oak-hornbeam of the ash-maple variety". Shrub species include field maple and hazel, with a higher ground flora diversity in clearings and rides.^[1]

There is access from a footpath between Walkern Road and Lordship Farm.

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^ ^a ^b "Benington High Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
^ "Map of Benington High Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

51°53′43″N 0°08′02″W / 51.8952°N 0.1339°W / 51.8952; -0.1339

[citation-1] "Benington High Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

[map-2] "Map of Benington High Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 January 2015.

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