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Thrift Wood
Thrift Wood — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Nearest railway station
- Buckhurst Hill · 1.3 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Thrift Wood is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 19 km². Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Managed by Essex Wildlife Trust. Wikidata describes it as: "Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve". Coordinates: 51.6284°, 0.0646°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Epping Forest SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Thrift Wood is a 19.4-hectare (48-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Bicknacre in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. The site is an ancient semi-natural wood on acid soil. It is of two types, both unusual habitats, pedunculate oak/hornbeam and sessile oak/hornbeam. Wild service trees and elders are found in the shrub layer, and a pond has a raised sphagnum bog. Twenty species of butterfly have been recorded. There is access from Main Road.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.6284, 0.0646
- County
- Essex
- District
- Epping Forest
- Parish
- Chigwell
- Postcode
- IG7 6BN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Epping Forest
- Nearest railway station
- Buckhurst Hill — 1.3 km
- Official site
- www.essexwt.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q27990764 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Thrift Wood (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Thrift Wood Pile - geograph.org.uk - 1284294.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Thrift Wood?
- Thrift Wood is in Essex, London, United Kingdom (postcode IG7 6BN), in the parish of Chigwell.
- Who runs Thrift Wood?
- Thrift Wood is operated by Essex Wildlife Trust.
- Is Thrift Wood a listed building?
- Thrift Wood is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is Thrift Wood a protected site?
- Yes — Thrift Wood is part of the Epping Forest SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Thrift Wood free to visit?
- Yes, Thrift Wood is free to enter.
- How do I get to Thrift Wood?
- The nearest railway station is Buckhurst Hill, about 1.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode IG7 6BN.