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Oxleas Wood

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Oxleas Wood is one of the few remaining areas of ancient deciduous forest in Eltham in the Royal Borough of Greenwich (with a small amount passing over the boundary into the London Borough of Bexley), in southeast London. [1]

33 relations: A2 road (England), Betula pendula, Coppicing, Deciduous, Eltham, Forest, Greater London, Greater London Council, Hazel, Hectare, Honey bee, Hornbeam, Ice age, John Large, List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Greater London, Local nature reserve, London, London Borough of Bexley, London County Council, Oak, Parks and open spaces in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, Reservoir, River Thames, Royal Borough of Greenwich, Severndroog Castle, Shaw baronets, Shooter's Hill, Site of Special Scientific Interest, Sorbus torminalis, Thames Gateway, Thames Gateway Bridge, Thames Water, Younger Dryas.

A2 road (England)

The A2 is a major road in southern England, connecting London with the English Channel port of Dover in Kent.

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Betula pendula

Betula pendula, commonly known as silver birch, warty birch, European white birch, or East Asian white birch, is a species of tree in the family Betulaceae, native to Europe and parts of Asia, though in southern Europe it is only found at higher altitudes.

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Coppicing

Coppicing is a traditional method of woodland management which exploits the capacity of many species of trees to put out new shoots from their stump or roots if cut down.

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Deciduous

In the fields of horticulture and botany, the term deciduous (/dɪˈsɪdʒuəs/) means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, after flowering; and to the shedding of ripe fruit.

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Eltham

Eltham is a district of south east London, England, within the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

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Forest

A forest is a large area dominated by trees.

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Greater London

Greater London is a region of England which forms the administrative boundaries of London, as well as a county for the purposes of the lieutenancies.

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Greater London Council

The Greater London Council (GLC) was the top-tier local government administrative body for Greater London from 1965 to 1986.

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Hazel

The hazel (Corylus) is a genus of deciduous trees and large shrubs native to the temperate Northern Hemisphere.

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Hectare

The hectare (SI symbol: ha) is an SI accepted metric system unit of area equal to a square with 100 meter sides, or 10,000 m2, and is primarily used in the measurement of land.

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Honey bee

A honey bee (or honeybee) is any member of the genus Apis, primarily distinguished by the production and storage of honey and the construction of perennial, colonial nests from wax.

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Hornbeam

Hornbeams are hardwood trees in the flowering plant genus Carpinus in the birch family Betulaceae.

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Ice age

An ice age is a period of long-term reduction in the temperature of Earth's surface and atmosphere, resulting in the presence or expansion of continental and polar ice sheets and alpine glaciers.

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John Large

John H. Large is an English consulting Chartered Engineer primarily known for his work in assessing and reporting upon nuclear safety and nuclear related accidents and incidents, work which has often featured in the media.

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List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Greater London

Greater London is split by the River Thames.

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Local nature reserve

Local nature reserve (LNR) is a designation for nature reserves in Great Britain.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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London Borough of Bexley

The London Borough of Bexley is a London borough in south-east London, England.

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London County Council

London County Council (LCC) was the principal local government body for the County of London throughout its existence from 1889 to 1965, and the first London-wide general municipal authority to be directly elected.

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Oak

An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus (Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae.

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Parks and open spaces in the Royal Borough of Greenwich

The Royal Borough of Greenwich has over fifty parks and open spaces within its boundaries.

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Reservoir

A reservoir (from French réservoir – a "tank") is a storage space for fluids.

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River Thames

The River Thames is a river that flows through southern England, most notably through London.

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Royal Borough of Greenwich

The Royal Borough of Greenwich is a London borough in south-east London, England.

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Severndroog Castle

Severndroog Castle is a folly situated in Oxleas Wood, on Shooter's Hill in south-east London in the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

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Shaw baronets

There has been six baronetcies created for persons with the surname Shaw, one in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Nova Scotia and four in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.

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Shooter's Hill

Shooter's Hill (or Shooters Hill) is a district in South East London within the Royal Borough of Greenwich.

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Site of Special Scientific Interest

A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man.

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Sorbus torminalis

Sorbus torminalis, with common names wild service tree, chequers, and checker tree, is a species of Sorbus native to Europe from England and Wales east to Denmark and Poland, south to northwest Africa, and southeast to southwest Asia from Asia Minor to the Caucasus and Alborz mountains.

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Thames Gateway

The Thames Gateway is an area of land stretching east from inner east London on both sides of the River Thames and the Thames Estuary.

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Thames Gateway Bridge

The Thames Gateway Bridge was a proposed crossing over the River Thames in east London, England.

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Thames Water

Thames Water Utilities Ltd, known as Thames Water, is the monopoly private utility company responsible for the public water supply and waste water treatment in large parts of Greater London, Luton, the Thames Valley, Surrey, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Kent, and some other areas of the United Kingdom.

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Younger Dryas

The Younger Dryas (c. 12,900 to c. 11,700 years BP) was a return to glacial conditions which temporarily reversed the gradual climatic warming after the Last Glacial Maximum started receding around 20,000 BP.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxleas_Wood

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