Roughtalley's Wood

Roughtalley's Wood
Roughtalley's Wood
	Interactive map of Roughtalley's Wood
Type	Local Nature Reserve
Location	North Weald Bassett, Essex
OS grid	TL489036
Area	3.4 hectares
Managed by	Epping Forest District Council

TypeLocal Nature Reserve

LocationNorth Weald Bassett, Essex

Area3.4 hectares

Roughtalley's Wood is a 3.4 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Theydon Garnon parish in Essex, England. It is owned and managed by Epping Forest District Council.^[1]^[2]

Part of this site is ancient woodland of hornbeam, oak and silver birch, with an understorey which is mainly hazel and hawthorn. The other part is younger woodland which has wildflower glades with orchids such as broad-leaved helleborines, bee orchids and common spotted orchids. There are fauna such as slowworms and grass snakes.^[3]

There is access from Pike Way.

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