Nature reserve in Essex, England
Hutton Country Park |
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Type | Local Nature Reserve |
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Location | Brentwood, Essex |
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OS grid | TQ636958 |
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Area | 37.4 hectares |
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Managed by | Brentwood Borough Council |
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Hutton Country Park is a 37.4 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Brentwood in Essex. It is owned and managed by Brentwood Borough Council.[1][2]
The River Wid forms the northern boundary of the park, and it is bisected by the Great Eastern Main Line. Most of the site is semi-natural grassland which has a diverse range of species. There are also areas of oak and hornbeam woodland, ponds and wetlands. There are birds such as moorhens and long-tailed tits, insects including large red damselflies and orange tip butterflies, and flowers such as the lesser stitchwort and ox-eye daisy.[3]
There is access from Wash Road[1]
References
51°38′13″N 0°21′46″E / 51.637°N 0.3627°E / 51.637; 0.3627