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Whippendell Wood
Whippendell Wood (or Whippendell Woods) is an ancient woodland on the edges of Watford, England, covering an area of .〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002543.pdf )〕 It is owned and managed by Watford Borough Council.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.watford.gov.uk/ccm/content/leisure-and-community/whippendell-wood.en )〕 It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, and has held this status since 1954.〔 Its present name comes from the Anglo-Saxon name "Wippa denu", meaning "Wippa's valley".
==History==
Whippendell Wood is an ancient woodland, meaning it has been continuously wooded since at least 1600. The wood was formerly part of the Cassiobury estate.〔 There is an avenue of lime trees dating back to 1672, which runs diagonally through the wood.〔 The northern section of the wood was replanted at some point in the 18th or 19th century.〔 Other phases of clearing and replanting followed in the 1940s and 1960s. In 1987, a storm damaged many of the trees in the wood.〔
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