The Wood, Surbiton

The Wood is a public park in

Local Nature Reserve called 'The Wood and Richard Jefferies Bird Sanctuary'.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The Woods was a nineteenth century house which had a lake and woods in its grounds. In the 1930s the house was demolished, and in 1947 Surbiton Council compulsorily purchased the site and turned it into a park. In 1980 the upper part of the park was fenced off to form the bird sanctuary, which has been managed by the London Wildlife Trust since 1987.^[3]

The site is wooded, and has typical woodland birds such as great spotted woodpeckers and tawny owls. Invertebrates include stag beetles.^[1]

There is access from Oak Hill Grove.

References

^ ^a ^b "The Wood and Richard Jefferies Bird Sanctuary". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
^ "Map of The Wood and Richard Jefferies Bird Sanctuary". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 2 May 2014.
^ ^a ^b "The Woods, including Richard Jefferies Bird Sanctuary". London Parks and Gardens Trust. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 2 May 2014.

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