Tewin Orchard and Hopkyns Wood

Entrance to Tewin Orchard

Tewin Orchard and Hopkyns Wood is a 4.3-hectare (11-acre) nature reserve in Tewin in Hertfordshire. It is managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust.[1]

Tewin Orchard is an eighty-year old fruit orchard donated to the trust by its last private owner, Molly Hopkyns. It has a variety of Hertfordshire apple varieties, including the Hitchin Pippin, which was propagated from the last known tree.[2] The orchard attracts many birds, such as fieldfares and redwings. Hopkyns Wood is dominated by oaks and hornbeams, with ground flora of bluebells and ramsons. It also has a mature badger sett.[1]

There is access from a footpath from Orchard Road.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Tewin Orchard and Hopkyns Wood". Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 5 February 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Tewin Orchard". Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 11 September 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.

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