Watery Grove

This is part of the Knebworth Woods site of special scientific interest which boarders the expansion area. The woodland is of a nationally rare type. Almost all of it is ancient resting on poorly drained acidic soils. Around watery grove the traditional practice of coppicing the hornbeam has returned. This allow woodland flowering plants like primrose and bugle enough light. The ponds in Knebworth woods have two plant species that are rare in Hertfordshire: the water violet and the fine leafed water dropwort