Captain's Wood, Buckinghamshire

Captain's Wood is a 13.9 hectare Local Nature Reserve near Chesham in Buckinghamshire. It is owned by Buckinghamshire County Council and the Chiltern Society took over management of the site from the Council in 2014. It is part of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The site is ancient beech woodland which has high ecological value. In spring it is carpeted with bluebells.^[4]

There is access from Mount Nugent.^[2]

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References

↑ "Captain's Wood". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
1 2 "Map of Captain's Wood". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
↑ "Chiltern Society takes on 5 new sites". Chilterns Conservation Board. 23 October 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
↑ "Six Special Places". Chiltern Society. 23 October 2014.

Coordinates: 51°43′18″N 0°37′31″W / 51.721728°N 0.625377°W / 51.721728; -0.625377

Local Nature Reserves in Buckinghamshire

Aylesbury Vale	Bacombe Hill Buckingham Sand Pit Coombs Quarry Snakemoor

Chiltern	Captain's Wood

South Bucks	Black Park Holtspur Bank Northmoor Hill Wood

Milton Keynes	Blue Lagoon

Wycombe	Brush Hill Chairborough Road Gomm's Wood Prestwood (Picnic Site) Sands Bank Warren Nature Reserve Whiteleaf Hill

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