Wildlife reserves · London
Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood
In or near Denham.
Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse 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)
- Nearest railway station
- Denham Golf Club · 2.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood, the nearest railway station is Denham Golf Club, located 2.8 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is SL0 0PQ, and entry to the reserve is free.
About
Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1992. It covers approximately 13 km². Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Coordinates: 51.5554°, -0.5157°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood is a 13.2-hectare (33-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Denham in Buckinghamshire. The site is a mosaic of different habitats next to the River Alder Bourne, including unimproved pasture and woodland. The meadows have dry and wet grassland, swamp and fen. The eastern fields are grazed by cattle and the eastern ones, which are drier, have a late hay crop. Grasses include red fescue and in drier areas and creeping bent in wetter ones. Oldhouse Wood has ash and field maple on upper slopes and oak and birch on lower ones. There are several species of dragonfly. There is access from a road between Copse Hill Farm and Willetts Lane.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.5554, -0.5157
- District
- Buckinghamshire
- Parish
- Iver
- Postcode
- SL0 0PQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Beaconsfield
- Established
- 1992
- Nearest railway station
- Denham Golf Club — 2.8 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q24993635 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Kingcup Meadows 4.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood?
- Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood is in London, United Kingdom (postcode SL0 0PQ), in the parish of Iver.
- What is Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood?
- Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood?
- The nearest railway station is Denham Golf Club, about 2.8 km away. Drivers can use postcode SL0 0PQ.
- When was Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood built?
- Built or established in 1992.
- Is Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood a listed building?
- Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood a protected site?
- Yes — Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood is part of the Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood free to visit?
- Yes, Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood is free to enter.
- How do I get to Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood?
- The nearest railway station is Denham Golf Club, about 2.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SL0 0PQ.