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West Wood, Little Sampford
West Wood, Little Sampford — 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
- Newport · 9.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
West Wood, Little Sampford is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. It covers approximately 24 km². Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Managed by Essex Wildlife Trust. Wikidata describes it as: "Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve". Coordinates: 51.9740°, 0.3570°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: West Wood, Little Sampford SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
West Wood is a 23.6 hectares (58 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Little Sampford, north of Thaxted in northwestern Essex. It is owned and managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust. The site is ancient woodland on chalky boulder clay and sandy loam. It was mainly elm, but this has died and the wood regenerated naturally with ash, and there is also some field maple and hornbeam. Bramble and dog's mercury dominate the ground layer, and there is a rich variety of plants in wetter areas, such as oxlip and meadow-sweet. There are many species of birds and butterflies, and four ponds which have great crested newts, dragonflies and damselflies. There is access by a footpath from the B1051 road between Thaxted and Great Sampford.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.9740, 0.3570
- County
- Essex
- District
- Uttlesford
- Parish
- Little Sampford
- Postcode
- CB10 2SA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Braintree
- Nearest railway station
- Newport — 9.7 km
- Official site
- www.essexwt.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q24993914 (CC0)
- wikipedia: West Wood, Little Sampford (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: West Wood 1.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is West Wood, Little Sampford?
- West Wood, Little Sampford is in Essex, London, United Kingdom (postcode CB10 2SA), in the parish of Little Sampford.
- Who runs West Wood, Little Sampford?
- West Wood, Little Sampford is operated by Essex Wildlife Trust.
- Is West Wood, Little Sampford a listed building?
- West Wood, Little Sampford is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is West Wood, Little Sampford a protected site?
- Yes — West Wood, Little Sampford is part of the West Wood, Little Sampford SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is West Wood, Little Sampford free to visit?
- Yes, West Wood, Little Sampford is free to enter.
- How do I get to West Wood, Little Sampford?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CB10 2SA. It sits within the Braintree parliamentary constituency.