Lings Wood Nature Reserve

Lings Wood is a 20.1 hectare Local Nature Reserve in eastern Northampton. It is owned by Northampton Borough Council and managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[1][2]

Lings Wood
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TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationNorthampton
OS gridSP 803 639
Area20.1 hectares
Managed byWildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

Frogs, newts, damselflies and dragonflies breed in this nature reserve, which has woodland, ponds, scrub and grassland. There are plantations of sweet chestnut and douglas fir, but in some areas native woodland is regenerating naturally.[3]

There is access from Lings Way.

References

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  1. ^ "Lings Wood". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Map of Lings Wood". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Lings". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.

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