Wildlife reserves · London
Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood
Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom.
Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence
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°.
Photo gallery
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
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)
Nearby
Towns & cities · London
Denham
Denham — village and civil parish in Buckinghamshire, England.
Historic houses · London
Hills House, Denham
Hills House, Denham — Tudor era residence in Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
Historic churches · London
Church of St Mary, Denham
Church of St Mary, Denham — church in Denham, South Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
Wildlife reserves · London
Uxbridge Moor
Uxbridge Moor — nature reserve in Uxbridge, London.
Forests & woodlands · London
Uxbridge Alderglade
Uxbridge Alderglade is a forest or woodland in the United Kingdom.
Forests & woodlands · London
Denham Country Park
Denham Country Park is a forest or woodland in the United Kingdom.
Other places from this era
Wildlife reserves · East of England
Belcher's and Broadfield Woods
Belcher's and Broadfield Woods — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
Wildlife reserves · East of England
Blaxhall Common
Blaxhall Common — Suffolk Wildlife Trust nature reserve.
Wildlife reserves · West Midlands
Brandon Marsh
Brandon Marsh — nature reserve in the United Kingdom.
Wildlife reserves · East Midlands
Cley Marshes
Cley Marshes — nature reserve on the North Sea coast of England.
More places in this region
Wildlife reserves · London
Amwell Quarry
Amwell Quarry — nature reserve in United Kingdom.
Wildlife reserves · London
Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve
Aubrey Buxton Nature Reserve — Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
Wildlife reserves · London
Bedfords Park
Bedfords Park — Havering London Borough green landscape, also an Essex Wildlife Trust Nature reserve.
Wildlife reserves · London
Biggin Wood
Biggin Wood — preserved ancient woodland.
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood?
- Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood is in London, in the United Kingdom — coordinates 51.5554°, -0.5157°.
- When was Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood built?
- Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood dates to 1992 — the Modern period.
- Is Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood a listed building?
- Kingcup Meadows and Oldhouse Wood carries the heritage designation "Site of Special Scientific Interest" — a protective status under UK heritage law.