Runfold Wood | |
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Type | Nature reserve |
Location | Farnham, Surrey |
OS grid | SU 869 468 |
Area | 12 hectares (30 acres) |
Managed by | Surrey Wildlife Trust |
Runfold Wood is a 12-hectare (30-acre) nature reserve east of Farnham in Surrey. It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust. [1]
This former beech plantation was badly damaged by the major storms of 1987 and 1990. It is now regenerating naturally as a mixed woodland. It has rare invertebrates, lichens and fungi together with birds such as blackcaps and nuthatches. [1]
There is access from Crooksbury Road or Compton Way in Runfold. [1]
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