Address Hitchin SG5 3RP, UK | Phone +44 1727 858901 | |
Similar Waterford Heath, Aldbury Nowers, Gobions Wood, Tring Reservoirs, Rye Meads |
Oughton Nature Reserve in Hitchin in Hertfordshire is managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. The 6.2-hectare site on the north bank of the River Oughton is not publicly accessible, but it can be viewed across the river from Oughtonhead Common.
The site has a variety of habitats, including wet and dry woodland, the river margin and fen areas. Willow, reed and rush were formerly grown and harvested in the wetter areas, and there was a corn mill at the eastern end. Birds include kingfishers, water rails and woodcock, and there are mammals such as water shrews.
References
Oughtonhead Nature Reserve Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA