Hutton Country Park Explained

Hutton Country Park
Type:	Local Nature Reserve
Grid Ref Uk:	TQ636958
Location:	Brentwood, Essex
Area:	37.4 hectares
Manager:	Brentwood Borough Council

Hutton Country Park is a 37.4 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Brentwood in Essex. It is owned and managed by Brentwood Borough Council.^{[1] [2]}

The River Wid forms the northern boundary of the park, and it is bisected by the Great Eastern Main Line. Most of the site is semi-natural grassland which has a diverse range of species. There are also areas of oak and hornbeam woodland, ponds and wetlands. There are birds such as moorhens and long-tailed tits, insects including large red damselflies and orange tip butterflies, and flowers such as the lesser stitchwort and ox-eye daisy.^[3]

There is access from Wash Road^[1]

References

51.637°N 0.3627°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Hutton Country Park . Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 26 February 2013 . 16 August 2016.
2. Web site: Map of Hutton Country Park. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 16 August 2016.
3. Web site: Hutton Country Park. Brentwood Borough Council. 16 August 2016.