Selsdon Wood is a woodland area located in the

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. The park is owned by the

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but managed by the London Borough of Croydon. It is a Local Nature Reserve. The wood has a Friends group - the Friends of Selsdon Wood (FSW) - who have their own website. Sir Julian Huxley (a zoological scientist) was one of the main backers of the Selsdon Wood Nature Reserve.

Access

Main entrance to the park is off Old Farleigh Road, served by bus stop Forestdale, Selsdon Nature Reserve on Surrey routes 353 and 409; the

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serves nearby Sandpiper Road, while the

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serves Court Wood Lane at the back of the wood. The

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path (Section 4 West Wickham Common to Hamsey Green) runs through the park.For more information on this London Loop path visit Transport for London sit

/ref> The park is fully accessible at all times.

Facilities

Selsdon Wood facilities include: *Car park (One bay available for the disabled) at Old Farleigh Road entrance *Pond * Public footpaths — including Section 4 of the

London LOOP The London Outer Orbital Path — more usually the "London LOOP" — is a 150-mile (242 km) signed walk along public footpaths, and through parks, woods and fields around the edge of Outer London, England, described as "the M ...

(London Outer Orbital Path); West Wickham Common to Hamsey Green section. * Includes part of the

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*Seats *Toilets at Old Farleigh Road entrance (Closed) *

Woodland A woodland () is, in the broad sense, land covered with trees, or in a narrow sense, synonymous with wood (or in the U.S., the ''plurale tantum'' woods), a low-density forest forming open habitats with plenty of sunlight and limited shade (se ...

s and open

meadow A meadow ( ) is an open habitat, or field, vegetated by grasses, herbs, and other non- woody plants. Trees or shrubs may sparsely populate meadows, as long as these areas maintain an open character. Meadows may be naturally occurring or arti ...

References

External links

London Borough of Croydon: Parks and open spacesCroydon Online — parks + open spacesTransport for London: walkfinderGeograph photo: Selsdon Wood.
{{LNRs in Greater London Parks and open spaces in the London Borough of Croydon Local nature reserves in Greater London Nature reserves in the London Borough of Croydon

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