Monks Wood
Monks Wood is a 157-hectare National Nature Reserve north-west of Huntingdon in Cambridgeshire, and a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I. A slightly more extensive area of 169.3 hectares is the Monks Wood and The Odd Quarter biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: nature reserve in Sawtry, Cambridgeshire, UK
- Also known as: “Monks Wood NNR”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Woodwalton Marsh and St Andrew’s Church, Woodwalton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Woodwalton and Upton.
Monks Wood
- Categories: national nature reserve, rewilding, woodland, forest, and recreation area
- Location: England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
52.40553° or 52° 24′ 20″ north
Longitude
-0.23987° or 0° 14′ 24″ west
Elevation
171 feet (52 metres)
Open location code
9C4XCQ46+63
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Swedish—“Monks Wood” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Monks Wood National Nature Reserve”
- French: “Monks Wood”
- Swedish: “Monks Wood National Nature Reserve”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Church End and Alconbury Weald.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Monk’s Wood (Cambs Police Training Centre) and Bevills Wood (Paintball Park).
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