| Benington High Wood | |
| Aos: | Hertfordshire |
| Interest: | Biological |
| Area: | 20.7 hectares |
| Notifydate: | 1984 |
| Map: | Magic Map |
Benington High Wood is a 20.7hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Benington, Hertfordshire. The planning authority is East Hertfordshire District Council.[1] [2]
The site is ancient woodland, described by Natural England as "one of the best remaining examples in the county of the pedunculate oak-hornbeam of the ash-maple variety". Shrub species include field maple and hazel, with a higher ground flora diversity in clearings and rides.[1]
There is access from a footpath between Walkern Road and Lordship Farm.