Type Local Nature Reserve OS grid SP 803 639 | Location Northampton Area 20 ha | |
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Managed by Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire Address Lings Way, Northampton NN3, UK Similar Cople Pits, Blow's Down, Thorpe Wood, Brampton Wood, Cherry Hinton Pit | ||
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.
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.
There is access from Lings Way.
References
Lings Wood Nature Reserve Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA