Coombe Hill Wood

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Coombe Hill Wood is a 2-hectare (4.9-acre) local nature reserve in Coombe in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in London. It is owned and managed by Kingston Council, and was declared a local nature reserve in 1992. [1] [2] [3]

The site is ancient woodland, with oaks and an understorey of hazel. [2] [4] It is located between Robin Hood Way (A3 road) and Henley Drive.

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References

  1. "Coombe Hill Wood". Wild About Britain. Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Coombe Hill Wood". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  3. "Map of Coombe Hill Wood". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 8 January 2014.
  4. "Coombe Hill Wood". Surrey County. Retrieved 8 January 2014.

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