A picturesque valley of pasture and old parkland near Hemel Hempstead with magnificent oak, beech, ash and wild cherry trees.
Long Deans Nature Reserve is noted for its grassland floral communities, butterflies, birds and other invertebrates. The site is home to UK Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) priority species - common linnet, common bullfinch and song thrush. Long Deans is also noted for veteran trees, which provide habitat for fungi, invertebrates, hole-nesting birds and bats.
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Species and habitats
- Habitats
- Grassland, Parkland, Woodland
- Species
- Bullfinch, Linnet, Marbled White, Wild Cherry, Beech, Ash, Bee Orchid, Cowslip, Bluebell, Song Thrush
Nearby nature reserves
- Longspring Wood
- 1 miles - Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust
- Frogmore Meadow
- 5 miles - Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust
- Cassiobury Park LNR
- 5 miles - Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust