Edgbarrow Woods Explained

Edgbarrow Woods
Type:	Local Nature Reserve
Grid Ref Uk:	SU 833 628
Location:	Sandhurst, Berkshire
Area:	36.8ha
Manager:	Wellington College

Edgbarrow Woods is a 36.8abbr=offNaNabbr=off Local Nature Reserve on the northern outskirts of Sandhurst in Berkshire. It is owned and managed by Wellington College.^{[1] [2]}

Geography and site

This site contains many habitats, including semi-natural high forest, wet and dry heathland and acidic, unimproved, lowland grassland.^[1]

History

The area has royal associations, being a former royal hunting ground created in the 11th century by William the Conqueror.^[3]

In 2002 the site was declared as a local nature reserve by Bracknell Forest Borough Council.^[1]

Fauna

The site has the following fauna:^[1]

Mammals

• Common noctule

Invertebrates

• Silver-studded blue

Birds

• Eurasian bullfinch
• Eurasian hobby
• Dartford warbler

Flora

The site has the following special flora amongst others:^[1]

• Succisa pratensis or devil's-bit scabious
• Drosera rotundifolia or common sundew

References

51.36°N -0.804°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Edgbarrow Woods. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 1 November 2019.
2. Web site: Map of Edgbarrow Woods. Local Nature Reserves . Natural England. 1 November 2019.
3. Web site: Bracknell Forest Landscape Evidence Base . LUC . 2017-04-24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160428132419/http://www.bracknell-forest.gov.uk/draft-report-on-landscape-recommendations-june-2015.pdf . 2016-04-28 .