
King's Wood is an area of
ancient woodland
In the United Kingdom, ancient woodland is that which has existed continuously since 1600 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (or 1750 in Scotland). The practice of planting woodland was uncommon before those dates, so a wood present in 1600 i ...
in the parish of
Heath and Reach
Heath and Reach is a village and civil parish near the Chiltern Hills in Bedfordshire, England. It is north of Leighton Buzzard and south of Woburn and adjoins the county boundary with Buckinghamshire. Nearby places are Leighton-Linslade, G ...
in
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire (; abbreviated ''Beds'') is a Ceremonial County, ceremonial county in the East of England. It is bordered by Northamptonshire to the north, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Hertfordshire to the south and the south-east, and Buckin ...
, England. The wood lies north of the village of Heath and Reach and east of
Great Brickhill
Great Brickhill is a village and civil parishes in England, civil parish in the unitary authority area of Buckinghamshire, England. It is on the border with the City of Milton Keynes, located south-east of Central Milton Keynes, and in the sa ...
and with neighboring Bakers Wood forms the largest area of ancient woodland in Bedfordshire. Much of the wood lies withi
Kings Wood and Rushmere National Nature Reserve jointly owned and managed by the Greensand Trust,
,
Central Bedfordshire Council
Central Bedfordshire Council is the local authority for Central Bedfordshire, a local government district in the ceremonial county of Bedfordshire, England. The council is a unitary authority, being a district council which also performs the functi ...
and
Tarmac Aggregates.
Kings Wood and many parts of the National Nature Reserve are part of a
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 ...
named
Kings and Bakers Woods and Heaths
Kings and Bakers Woods and Heaths is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) between Heath and Reach in Bedfordshire and Great Brickhill in Buckinghamshire. The site is mainly in Bedfordshire but includes Rammamere Heath in Buckinghamshire. ...
, which also includes Rammamere Heath in Buckinghamshire and Shire Oak Heath in Bedfordshire.
References
See also
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List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a county in the East of England. It is bounded by Hertfordshire to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, and Buckinghamshire to the west. It has an area of , and population estimated in ...
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List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Buckinghamshire
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List of Ancient Woods in England
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National nature reserves in Bedfordshire
National nature reserves in England
Ancient woods in England
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