| This small wood is a suprise,
tucked behind the houses in Toms Lane. In spring it has masses of bluebells
but offers a quiet refuge at any time of year.
Longspring Wood is a good example of Hertfordshire
woodland of oak, ash and hazel. Soils are clay with flint. There is a good
shrub layer beneath the tree canopy which offers a fine
habitat for song birds. Warblers can
be seen and heard in spring. In winter, flocks of tits and finches move through
the wood feeding on seeds and berries. Badgers and foxes are regularly seen
in and around the wood.
Longspring Wood was bequeathed to the Trust
by Miss Braide in 1986. |