Tewin Orchard and Hopkyns Wood explained

Tewin Orchard and Hopkyns Wood is a 4.3hectare nature reserve in Tewin in Hertfordshire. It is managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust.[1]

Tewin Orchard is an eighty-year old fruit orchard donated to the trust by its last private owner, Molly Hopkyns. It has a variety of Hertfordshire apple varieties, including the Hitchin Pippin, which was propagated from the last known tree.[2] The orchard attracts many birds, such as fieldfares and redwings. Hopkyns Wood is dominated by oaks and hornbeams, with ground flora of bluebells and ramsons. It also has a mature badger sett.[1]

There is access from a footpath from Orchard Road.[1]

References

51.8242°N -0.1608°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tewin Orchard and Hopkyns Wood. Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. 30 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150205072845/http://www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/reserves/tewin-orchard-and-hopkyns-wood. 5 February 2015. dead.
  2. Web site: Tewin Orchard. Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. 30 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150911004119/http://www.hertswildlifetrust.org.uk/appleday/tewinorchard. 11 September 2015. dead.