Farncombe Wood | |
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Type | Nature reserve |
Location | Farncombe, Surrey |
OS grid | SU967455 |
Area | 1 hectare (2.5 acres) |
Managed by | Surrey Wildlife Trust |
Farncombe Wood is a 1-hectare (2.5-acre) nature reserve in Farncombe in Surrey. It is owned and managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. [1]
This steeply sloping wood was donated to the trust in 2003. It is mainly hazel coppice with oak standards. Ground flora include bluebells, wood anemone, yellow archangel and pignut. [1]
Access is by going along Huxley Close, carrying straight on along a footpath when the road turns right, turning sharp left down a steep path and keeping to the left.
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