Danemead

51°45′08″N 0°03′03″W / 51.752267°N 0.050737°W / 51.752267; -0.050737

Danemead is a 5.6-hectare nature reserve west of Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire, managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust.[1] It is part of the Wormley-Hoddesdonpark Wood North Site of Special Scientific Interest.[2][3][a]

The site has hornbeam woodland, damp acid grassland, a stream, scrub and valley mire. There are many butterflies and wild flowers, including meadowsweet and devil's-bit scabious.[1]

The entrance is on a section of Ermine Street, formerly a major Roman road and now a bridleway. Access is from the Ermine Street carpark on Cock Lane. There is a gate on Cock Lane to a private estate called Danemead Scout Campsite [5] which is closed to the public, and the nature reserve is behind the private estate.

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Notes

  1. ^ The site noticeboard states that it is part of the Broxbourne Woods National Nature Reserve, but according to the Natural England map of Broxbourne Woods this is incorrect.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Danemead". Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Danemead citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  3. ^ "Map of Danemead". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. ^ "Map of Broxbourne Woods NNR". Natural England. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Danemead camp site". Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 30 December 2018.