Benington High Wood is a biological

Site of Special Scientific Interest A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...

in Benington,

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. The planning authority is

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. 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 The hazel (''Corylus'') is a genus of deciduous trees and large shrubs native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere. The genus is usually placed in the birch family Betulaceae,Germplasmgobills Information Network''Corylus''Rushforth, K. (1999). ...

, with a higher ground flora diversity in clearings and rides. There is access from a footpath between Walkern Road and Lordship Farm.

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{{Authority control Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hertfordshire Forests and woodlands of Hertfordshire Benington, Hertfordshire

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