Tile Wood

Tile Wood
Type Nature reserve
Location Thundersley, Essex
OS grid TQ 816 890
Area 6.5 hectares
Managed by Essex Wildlife Trust

Tile Wood is a 6.5 hectare nature reserve in Thundersley in Essex. It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust.[1]

The wood is ancient, having been mentioned in the Anglo-Saxon period. The main trees are sessile oak, hornbeam and sweet chestnut. Ground flora include wood sorrel, bluebells and wood-rush.[1]

There is access from St Michael's Road, and the site is adjacent to two other nature reserves managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust, Little Haven and Pound Wood.

References

  1. 1 2 "Tile Wood Nature Reserve". Essex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 27 June 2016.

Coordinates: 51°34′08″N 0°37′08″E / 51.5688°N 0.6189°E / 51.5688; 0.6189

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