Whitewebbs Wood is an extensive ancient woodland which includes uncommon examples of coppiced hornbeam trees. There are also areas of mainly birch and willow, as well as more mixed groups of ash, elm and field maple. Also notable are the large beech trees.
Local Wildlife Site
Accessible Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation
Whitewebbs Wood
Borough: Enfield
Grade: Metropolitan
Access: Free public access
Area: 56.2 ha
Description
Wildlife
Beneath hornbeam wildflowers are typically scarce but elsewhere bramble and bracken dominate. The London rarities spurge laurel, broad-leaved helleborine and cyperus sedge also occur here.The breeding bird life includes marsh tit (now very rare in London), the declining lesser spotted woodpecker, treecreeper and mandarin duck. The specially-protected great crested newt is also present.Facilities
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Broad-leaved helleborine © Mike Waite
Split hornbeam pollard in Whitewebbs Wood © Denis Vickers
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