Hutton Country Park

Hutton Country Park is a 37.4 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Brentwood in Essex. It is owned and managed by Brentwood Borough Council.[1][2]

Hutton Country Park
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationBrentwood, Essex
OS gridTQ636958
Area37.4 hectares
Managed byBrentwood Borough Council

The River Wid forms the northern boundary of the park, and it is bisected by the Great Eastern Main Line. Most of the site is semi-natural grassland which has a diverse range of species. There are also areas of oak and hornbeam woodland, ponds and wetlands. There are birds such as moorhens and long-tailed tits, insects including large red damselflies and orange tip butterflies, and flowers such as the lesser stitchwort and ox-eye daisy.[3]

There is access from Wash Road[1]

References
  1. "Hutton Country Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 26 February 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  2. "Map of Hutton Country Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  3. "Hutton Country Park". Brentwood Borough Council. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

51.637°N 0.3627°E / 51.637; 0.3627

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