Chigwell Row Wood

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Chigwell Row Wood
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Chigwell Row Wood
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationChigwell, Essex
OS grid TQ 460 930
Area14.1 hectares
Managed byEpping Forest District Council

Chigwell Row Wood is a 14.1 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Chigwell in Epping Forest district, Essex. It is owned by The Chigwell Row Recreation Ground Charity, of which the district council are the trustees, and managed by council staff and volunteers. [1]

The wood is a remnant of the ancient Hainault Forest, and its history can be traced back to the seventeenth century. The trees were traditionally pollarded for fuel, and 366 pollards over 250 years old have been recorded. 75% of these are hornbeam and 20% oak. [1] Over 800 species of invertebrates have been recorded. [2] In the early 2000s heathland areas were suffering from invasive bramble and aspen, and since 2005 clearance of these species has resulted in a return of heathland species. [1]

There is access from a park off Lambourne Road.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Chigwell Row Wood Local Nature Reserve". Epping Forest District Council. Archived from the original on 20 October 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2013.
  2. "Chigwell Row Wood". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 26 February 2013. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 11 October 2013.

Coordinates: 51°37′00″N0°06′42″E / 51.6166°N 0.11176°E / 51.6166; 0.11176