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Old Park Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Harefield in the London Borough of Hillingdon.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher= Natural England )〕 The south-east part is an nature reserve owned and managed by the Hertfordshire and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. The site is ancient woodland which dates back to the Domesday Book. It was part of Harefield Park, which had an eighteenth-century house which later became the site of Harefield Hospital.〔(London Gardens Online, Old Park Wood )〕 The hilly site is almost wholly wooded, and one of the floristically richest ancient woods in the London area.〔(Natural England, Old Park Wood SSSI designation )〕 Its highlight is the abundance of flowers in spring, with a carpet of bluebells together with yellow archangel, lesser celandine, wood anemone and the rare coral root bittercress (cardamina bulbifera).〔(Herts & Middlesex Wildlife Trust, Old Park Wood )〕〔 The site is dissected by small valleys and has a variety of types of soil and plants. The trees are mainly oak, birch, hornbeam and ash. Golden saxifrage and marsh marigolds grow along small streams and there is a pond which is important for dragonflies and invertebrates. There is a good variety of birds, including nuthatch and all three British species of woodpecker.〔〔 The site lies behind Harefield Hospital. There is no access from the hospital, but a footpath along its border fence from Hill End Road leads to the Herts & Middlesex nature reserve. This may be closed as a developer disputes the right of way. Another footpath between Summerhouse Lane and Hill End Road goes through the SSSI, skirting the northern boundary of the nature reserve. The London Loop goes along this footpath.〔(London Loop, Section 13 )〕 ==See also== *List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Greater London *Hillingdon parks and open spaces 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Old Park Wood」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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