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

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]

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. 1 2 "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°38′13″N 0°21′46″E / 51.637°N 0.3627°E / 51.637; 0.3627

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