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Crofton Wood

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Grid reference
  
TQ437665

Location map
  
Magic Map

Area of search
  
Greater London

Interest
  
Biological

Area
  
77 ha

Notification
  
1989

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Crofton Wood or Crofton Woods is Site of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation and a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Crofton in the London Borough of Bromley. Kyd Brook goes through the Wood.

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It is a large area of ancient woodland on London Clay, which supports many types of trees, shrubs and herbs. Trees in the ancient wood are mainly oak and hazel, with a central area of former fields. It has high botanical diversity, including fourteen species of sedge, and a rich invertebrate fauna.

The London Loop goes through the Wood, and there is access from the corner of Ormonde Avenue and Crofton Road.

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References

Crofton Wood Wikipedia