Birch Wood

Birch Wood is a forest in Hertsmere, Hertfordshire, England. Birch Wood is situated near the hamlet Well End, as well as near the village Shenley.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Meadow Park and Elstree & Borehamwood railway station.

Meadow Park

Stadium

Photo: Matt Churchill, CC BY 2.0.

Meadow Park, currently known as the Mangata Developments Stadium Meadow Park for sponsorship reasons, is a football ground in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England which serves as the home ground of Boreham Wood Football Club.

Elstree & Borehamwood railway station

Railway station

Photo: Hassocks5489, Public domain.

Elstree & Borehamwood railway station is located in the town of Borehamwood, in Hertfordshire, England; the nearby village of Elstree lies 1.3 miles to the south-west.

Elstree Screen Arts Academy

University

Elstree Screen Arts Academy is a university technical college located in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, England, which opened in September 2013. The UTC specialises in behind-the-scenes media production, digital communications and entertainment technologies with…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Borehamwood and London Colney.

Borehamwood

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Borehamwood and its neighbouring village of Elstree, both in Hertfordshire, are home to Elstree Studios, BBC Elstree Centre and Sky Studios Elstree. They lie to the north of Edgware and Barnet in North London.

London Colney

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.

London Colney is a village and civil parish in south central Hertfordshire. It is a satellite village of St Albans, where some villagers travel to work and shop. As of 2011 it had a population of 9,500 residents.

Potters Bar

Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Potters Bar is a town of 22,000 people in Hertfordshire. It was founded in the 13th century. It borders the northern part of metropolitan London and is today very much in the city's commuter belt. The town is surrounded by Green Belt countryside.

Birch Wood

Type: Forest
Location: Hertsmere, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude

51.6794° or 51° 40′ 46″ north

Longitude

-0.2686° or 0° 16′ 7″ west

Open location code

9C3XMPHJ+QH

OpenStreetMap ID

way 18089892

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wood

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Well End and Shenley.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Littlepursley Wood and Farm Padel.

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