Redwell Wood is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near

South Mimms South Mimms is a village and civil parish in the Hertsmere district of Hertfordshire in the East of England. It is a small settlement located near to the junction of the M25 motorway with the A1(M) motorway and is perhaps more widely known because ...

in Hertfordshire. The local planning authority is Welwyn Hatfield District Council. The site has ancient and secondary woodland, heath and scrub. The woodland canopy is dominated by

pedunculate oak ''Quercus robur'', commonly known as common oak, pedunculate oak, European oak or English oak, is a species of flowering plant in the beech and oak family, Fagaceae. It is a large tree, native to most of Europe west of the Caucasus. It is widel ...

. Ground flora include bluebells and enchanter’s-nightshade, while heathland species include heather and the rare

creeping willow ''Salix repens'', the creeping willow, is a small, shrubby species of willow in the family Salicaceae, growing up to 1.5metres in height. Found amongst sand dunes and heathlands, it is a polymorphic species, with a wide range of variants. In ...

. There is access from Blackhorse Lane.

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