Ten Acre Wood is aLocal Nature Reserve (LNR) inYeading in theLondon Borough of Hillingdon, which is owned by Hillingdon Council and managed by theLondon Wildlife Trust (LWT).[1] It is also part of the Yeading Brook MeadowsSite of Metropolitan Importance for Nature Conservation (SINC), which includes two neighbouring LNRs managed by the LWT,Gutteridge Wood and Meadows andYeading Brook Meadows LNR.[2][3][a]
The site is composed of two areas of woodland adjoining at one corner.[6] It is a hundred year old oak plantation with an underlayer of hawthorn and blackthorn.Yeading Brook runs through the wood, and it has areas of marsh and meadow. Birds includehobbies andkingfishers, and there are invertebrates such asRoesel's bush crickets,long winged coneheads andgatekeeper butterflies.[1][7]
The site adjoins Yeading Brook Meadows to the south across Charville Lane and the Golden Bridge across the brook. In the north of the wood a footpath leads west across the brook to Gutteridge Wood and Meadows.
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