Benington High Wood
Benington High Wood is a 20.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Benington, Hertfordshire. The planning authority is East Hertfordshire District Council.Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Forest
- Description: protected area in Hertfordshire, England
- Also known as: “High Wood”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Ridlins Mire and Parish Church of St Mary the Virgin.
Ridlins Mire
Nature reserve
Ridlins Mire is a 1.6-hectare nature reserve managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. This wetland site is a type of peat bog.
Church of St Mary the Virgin, Walkern
Church
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The parish church of St Mary the Virgin in Walkern, Hertfordshire, dates from before the Norman Conquest and has been altered in the succeeding centuries. The nave retains at least one Anglo-Saxon wall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stevenage and Knebworth.
Stevenage
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Stevenage is a town in the county of Hertfordshire, in the south east of England, around 32 miles north of central London. The town is well known for being the first ever 'new town'; new towns were a series of towns built near London after World War II.
Knebworth
Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stevenage is a town in the county of Hertfordshire, in the south east of England, around 32 miles north of central London. The town is well known for being the first ever 'new town'; new towns were a series of towns built near London after World War II.
Watton-at-Stone
Village
Photo: John Salmon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Watton-at-Stone is a village and civil parish in the East Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 4 miles north of Hertford, its post town, and 5 miles south-east of the centre of Stevenage.
Benington High Wood
Latitude
51.8954° or 51° 53′ 43″ northLongitude
-0.1335° or 0° 8′ 1″ westOpen location code
9C3XVVW8+4HOpenStreetMap ID
way 80208125OpenStreetMap feature
natural=woodWikidata ID
Q19587101
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