Forests & woodlands · South East England
Sands Bank Nature Reserve
In or near Bradenham.
Sands Bank Nature Reserve is a forest or woodland in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- High Wycombe · 3.5 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Sands Bank Nature Reserve, the nearest railway station is High Wycombe, located 3.5 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is HP12 4DQ, and entry to the reserve is free.
About
Sands Bank Nature Reserve is a named forest, woodland or nature reserve in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.6335°, -0.7948°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Sands Bank is an 11.1 hectares (27 acres) Local Nature Reserve in High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. It is owned by West Wycombe Estates and managed by Wycombe District Council. The site is a mixture of woodland, scrub and grassland on a south facing chalk slope. Some of the beech woodland dates back 400 years, and there is younger cherry, holly, yew and ash. Ground plants include wood spurge and goldilocks buttercup, and there are mammals such as roe deer and hazel dormice. There is a wide variety of fungi. There is access from Heathfield Road.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.6335, -0.7948
- District
- Buckinghamshire
- Parish
- Buckinghamshire, unparished area
- Postcode
- HP12 4DQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wycombe
- Nearest railway station
- High Wycombe — 3.5 km
Sources
- osm: w132766593 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Sands Bank (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sands Bank Nature Reserve?
- Sands Bank Nature Reserve is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode HP12 4DQ), in the parish of Buckinghamshire, unparished area.
- What is Sands Bank Nature Reserve?
- Sands Bank Nature Reserve is a forest or woodland in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Sands Bank Nature Reserve?
- The nearest railway station is High Wycombe, about 3.5 km away. Drivers can use postcode HP12 4DQ.
- Is Sands Bank Nature Reserve a protected site?
- Yes — Sands Bank Nature Reserve is part of the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Sands Bank Nature Reserve free to visit?
- Yes, Sands Bank Nature Reserve is free to enter.
- How do I get to Sands Bank Nature Reserve?
- The nearest railway station is High Wycombe, about 3.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HP12 4DQ.