Howe Park Wood

Howe Park Wood
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Area of Search	Buckinghamshire
Grid reference	SP833344
Interest	Biological
Area	21.4 hectares
Notification	1994
Location map	Magic Map

Howe Park Wood is a 21.4 hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest in Tattenhoe, a suburb of Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire. It is owned by Milton Keynes Borough Council and managed by Milton Keynes Parks Trust.^[1]^[2]

The site is semi-natural woodland which is recorded in the thirteenth century, and possibly the eleventh century. Ancient large oak trees may reflect a medieval past as a deer park. It is poorly drained on clay, causing seasonal waterlogging, with some areas which are drier. Loughton Brook runs along the boundary. There is a wide variety of trees and shrubs, and almost three hundred species of moths have been recorded. Butterflies include the nationally rare black hairstreak.^[1]

The park is between Chaffron Way and Tattenhoe Street.^[3]

References

1 2 "Howe Park Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
↑ "Map of Howe Park Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
↑ "Howe Park Wood". The Parks Trust, Milton Keynes. Retrieved 28 September 2015.

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Coordinates: 52°00′08″N 0°47′14″W / 52.002243°N 0.787244°W / 52.002243; -0.787244

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