Edgbarrow Woods
# Edgbarrow Woods

Edgbarrow Woods is a 36.8-hectare (91-acre) Local Nature Reserve on the northern outskirts of Sandhurst in Berkshire. It is owned and managed by Wellington College.

## Geography and site

This site contains many habitats, including semi-natural high forest, wet and dry heathland and acidic, unimproved, lowland grassland.

## History

The area has royal associations, being a former royal hunting ground created in the 11th century by William the Conqueror.

In 2002 the site was declared as a local nature reserve by Bracknell Forest Borough Council.

## Fauna

The site has the following fauna:

### Mammals

* Common noctule

### Invertebrates

* Silver-studded blue

### Birds

* Eurasian bullfinch
* Eurasian hobby
* Dartford warbler

## Flora

The site has the following special flora amongst others:

* Succisa pratensis or devil's-bit scabious
* Drosera rotundifolia or common sundew
