Edgbarrow Woods
Edgbarrow Woods is a 36.8-hectare (91-acre) Local Nature Reserve on the northern outskirts of Sandhurst in Berkshire. It is owned and managed by Wellington College.
Geography and site
This site contains many habitats, including semi-natural high forest, wet and dry heathland and acidic, unimproved, lowland grassland.
History
The area has royal associations, being a former royal hunting ground created in the 11th century by William the Conqueror.
In 2002 the site was declared as a local nature reserve by Bracknell Forest Borough Council.
Fauna
The site has the following fauna:
Mammals
Invertebrates
Birds
Flora
The site has the following special flora amongst others:
- Succisa pratensis or devil's-bit scabious
- Drosera rotundifolia or common sundew
References
- ^ "Edgbarrow Woods". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Map of Edgbarrow Woods". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
- ^ "Bracknell Forest Landscape Evidence Base" (PDF). LUC. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 April 2016. Retrieved 24 April 2017.