Wildlife reserves · East Midlands
Badby Wood
In or near Charwelton.
Badby Wood is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
Badby Wood is located in West Northamptonshire, with the postcode NN11 3AS. Admission is free. Please note that there are no railway stations listed nearby, so plan your visit accordingly.
About
Badby Wood is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 52.2200°, -1.1770°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Badby Wood SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Badby Wood is a 47.2-hectare (117-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) south of Badby in Northamptonshire. This is ancient semi-natural woodland on acidic soils, and it has been forested for over 700 years. It is mainly pedunculate oak, with varied ground flora including creeping soft-grass, wood anemone, yellow archangel and bluebell. A small marsh has very diverse herbs. There is access by footpaths from Badby. Much of the eastern half of the wood falls outside the SSSI.
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- Coordinates
- 52.2200, -1.1770
- District
- West Northamptonshire
- Parish
- Badby
- Postcode
- NN11 3AS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Daventry
Sources
- wikidata: Q29019738 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Badby Wood (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Badby Wood 3.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Badby Wood?
- Badby Wood is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NN11 3AS), in the parish of Badby.
- What is Badby Wood?
- Badby Wood is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Badby Wood?
- Drivers can use postcode NN11 3AS.
- Is Badby Wood a protected site?
- Yes — Badby Wood is part of the Badby Wood SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Badby Wood free to visit?
- Yes, Badby Wood is free to enter.
- How do I get to Badby Wood?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NN11 3AS. It sits within the Daventry parliamentary constituency.
- Are dogs allowed at Badby Wood?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.