Forests & woodlands · West Midlands
Rectory Wood
In or near Diddlebury.
Rectory Wood in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
Basher Eyre — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Church Stretton · 0.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Rectory Wood is a place of interest in Wales Mid, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Long Mynd SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Shropshire Hills
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Rectory Wood is a wooded area in Church Stretton in Shropshire.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Rectory Wood is in the heart of Church Stretton. The site is within the Shropshire Hills, designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The wood mainly comprises mature native broadleaf species, with supplementary mixed planting. There is also a meadow on a steep bank adjacent to the wood which rises up to meet the Long Mynd.
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 52.5394, -2.8128
- District
- Shropshire
- Parish
- Church Stretton
- Postcode
- SY6 6DW
- Parliamentary constituency
- South Shropshire
- Established
- 1960
- Nearest railway station
- Church Stretton — 0.7 km
- Official site
- shropshire.gov.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q15272128 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Rectory Wood (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Other places nearby
Church Stretton War Memorial
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St Laurence's Church, Church Stretton
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Berry's
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Victoria House
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Cunnery Road Cemetery
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Burway Hill
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Stanyeld
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Church Stretton railway station
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Church Stretton School
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Rectory Wood?
- Rectory Wood is in Mid Wales, United Kingdom (postcode SY6 6DW), in the parish of Church Stretton.
- What is Rectory Wood?
- Rectory Wood in Wales Mid, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Rectory Wood?
- The nearest railway station is Church Stretton, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode SY6 6DW.
- When was Rectory Wood built?
- Built or established in 1960.
- Who owns Rectory Wood?
- Rectory Wood is owned by Shropshire Council.
- Is Rectory Wood a protected site?
- Yes — Rectory Wood is part of the Long Mynd SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Shropshire Hills National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Rectory Wood free to visit?
- Yes, Rectory Wood is free to enter.
- How do I get to Rectory Wood?
- The nearest railway station is Church Stretton, about 0.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SY6 6DW.