Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Wood North is a woodland area in
Hertfordshire which has been designated as a biological
site of Special Scientific Interest. The site is listed as Grade 1 in ''
A Nature Conservation Review
''A Nature Conservation Review'' is a two-volume work by Derek Ratcliffe, published by Cambridge University Press in 1977. It set out to identify the most important places for nature conservation in Great Britain. It is often known by the initial ...
'', and is also designated a
Special Area of Conservation
A Special Area of Conservation (SAC) is defined in the European Union's Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC), also known as the ''Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora''. They are to protect the 220 habitats and a ...
. It is in
Hoddesdon
Hoddesdon () is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, lying entirely within the London Metropolitan Area and Greater London Urban Area. The area is on the River Lea and the Lee Navigation along with the New River.
Hoddesdon ...
in the
borough of Broxbourne, but part of the site is in
East Hertfordshire
East Hertfordshire is a local government district in Hertfordshire, England. Its council is based in Hertford, the county town of Hertfordshire. The largest town in the district is Bishop's Stortford, and the other main towns are Ware, Bunti ...
.
It includes Hoddesdonpark Wood and Broxbourne Wood, which are part of
Broxbourne Woods
Broxbourne Woods are a 239.1 hectare National Nature Reserve west of Broxbourne in Hertfordshire. The site is Hertfordshire's only National Nature Reserve, and is also a Special Area of Conservation. It covers Hoddesdonpark Wood, Wormley Wood, Br ...
National Nature Reserve. Broxbourne Wood is owned by the
Woodland Trust
The Woodland Trust is the largest woodland conservation charity in the United Kingdom and is concerned with the creation, protection, and restoration of native woodland heritage. It has planted over 50 million trees since 1972.
The Woodland Tr ...
. The site also includes
Danemead, a small area of 5.6 hectares, which is managed by the
Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust
Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust manages over 40 nature reserves covering nearly north of London, in Hertfordshire and the historic county of Middlesex, part of which is divided between the London boroughs of Barnet, Enfield, Harrow and Hill ...
.
See also
*
References
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hertfordshire
Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1985
East Hertfordshire District
Nature Conservation Review sites
Forests and woodlands of Hertfordshire
{{hertfordshire-geo-stub