Howe Park Wood Explained

Howe Park Wood is a 21.4hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest in Tattenhoe, a district of Milton Keynes in Buckinghamshire. It is owned by Milton Keynes City 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]

See also

• Oxley Mead

References

52.0022°N -0.7872°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Howe Park Wood citation . Sites of Special Scientific Interest . Natural England . 28 September 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150929220358/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1006067.pdf . 29 September 2015 .
2. Web site: Map of Howe Park Wood. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 28 September 2015.
3. Web site: Howe Park Wood. The Parks Trust, Milton Keynes. 28 September 2015.