Balls Wood
Balls Wood is a 58.5-hectare nature reserve managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust in Hertford Heath in East Hertfordshire. The wood was purchased by the Trust from the Forestry Commission.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Hertford Castle and Hertford East railway station.
Hertford Castle
Castle
Hertford Castle is a Norman era castle built beside the River Lea in Hertford, the county town of Hertfordshire, England. Most of the internal buildings of the structure have been demolished.
Hertford East railway station
Railway station
Photo: Stephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hertford East railway station is the northern terminus of the Hertford East branch line off the West Anglia Main Line in the east of England, and is located in the town of Hertford in Hertfordshire.
Hertford Museum
Museum
Hertford Museum is a local museum in Hertford, the county town of Hertfordshire, England. The museum first opened in 1903 and is located in a 17th-century town house with a Jacobean-style knot garden.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hertford and Ware.
Hertford
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hertford is the county town of Hertfordshire in England and has a population of around 29,000 in 2021. It was the birthplace of Samuel Stone, who is credited with being the founder of Hartford, Connecticut.
Ware
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Ware is a town in Hertfordshire. The site has been occupied since at least 4000 BC. The Romans had a settlement at Ware. Ware is said to be one of the oldest continuously occupied sites in Europe. It has become a commuting town for London.
Hoddesdon
Town
Photo: Chris Hunt, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Hoddesdon is a town in the Borough of Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, lying entirely within the London Metropolitan Area and Greater London Urban Area. The area is on the River Lea and the Lee Navigation along with the New River.
Balls Wood
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: nature reserve in Hertfordshire, England
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Hertford Heath, East Hertfordshire District, Hertfordshire, East of England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.7771° or 51° 46′ 38″ northLongitude
-0.0526° or 0° 3′ 9″ westOperator
Herts and Middlesex Wildlife TrustOpen location code
9C3XQWGW+RXOpenStreetMap ID
way 4470288OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q19587086
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