Digby's Dell Pound Wood
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Digby's Dell Pound Wood by Glyn Baker as part of the Geograph project.
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Digby's Dell Pound Wood
Image: © Glyn Baker Taken: 29 Jan 2006
The picture shows Digby’s Dell in Pound Wood Nature Reserve, Daws Heath, Essex. The reserve is owned by Essex Wildlife Trust http://www.essexwt.org.uk/. Digby’s Dell is the only permanently standing water in the wood so it is an important wildlife resource. Local lore has it that the pond is actually a bomb crater. The spot is provided with a seat to the memory of Marjorie Digby, she was the wife of Mr Michael Digby who helped ensure that the sale of Pound Wood from the Church Commissioners to the Essex Wildlife Trust went smoothly. for more info on the wood see http://www.poundwood.org.uk/Trail/Trail.htm.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.567797
Longitude
0.624631