Lings Wood Nature Reserve Explained

Lings Wood
Type:	Local Nature Reserve
Grid Ref Uk:	SP 803 639
Location:	Northampton
Area:	20.1 hectares
Manager:	Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

Lings Wood is a 20.1 hectare Local Nature Reserve in eastern Northampton. It is owned by Northampton Borough Council and managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.^{[1] [2]}

Frogs, newts, damselflies and dragonflies breed in this nature reserve, which has woodland, ponds, scrub and grassland. There are plantations of sweet chestnut and douglas fir, but in some areas native woodland is regenerating naturally.^[3]

There is access from Lings Way.

References

52.267°N -0.825°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Lings Wood. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 22 January 2015. 21 December 2016.
2. Web site: Map of Lings Wood. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 21 December 2016.
3. Web site: Lings . Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire . 21 December 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161222081130/http://www.wildlifebcn.org/reserves/lings-local-nature-reserve . 22 December 2016 . dead .