Longspring Wood

Off Toms Lane, Kings Langley

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Grid ref: TL 091034

1 hectare

Quiet bluebell wood - oak/ash/hazel

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.

Non-intervention management of the woodland allows the vegetation to grow naturally and with little disturbance.
Visiting
From the A4251 turn off at Kings Langley and into Toms Lane. There is a footpath to the right of number 154. Park by the side of the road.
Trains to Kings Langley Station and bus stop in Station Road.
Accessible at all times.
Spring.
Good walking shoes recommended.

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