Tewin Orchard and Hopkyns Wood

Tewin Orchard

Tewin Orchard (c) Charlotte Hussey

Tewin Orchard and Hopkyns Wood

This traditional village orchard has locally distinct fruit varieties and is home to a wonderful array of wildlife

Location

Upper Green Road
Tewin
Hertfordshire
AL6 0LZ

OS Map Reference

TL 268 155
A static map of Tewin Orchard and Hopkyns Wood

Know before you go

Size
4 hectares
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Parking information

Visitors can park in the grass bays to the left of the track

Access

The Orchard is fairly flat with the woodland steep in places and not as accessible.

Dogs

On a lead
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Facilities

Bird hides

When to visit

Opening times

Open all year round; closed at dusk

Best time to visit

May to November

About the reserve

Tewin Orchard represents an almost extinct feature of the English countryside: that of small village orchards with varied and often local fruit varieties. Today the orchard is great for apples and pears and home to a wide variety of wildlife. In autumn and winter the apples attract large numbers of redwings, fieldfares and blackbirds. Other birds using the orchard include yellowhammers, greenfinches, linnets and goldfinches. In contrast, Hopkyns Wood is a shady oak and hornbeam wood with ground flora dominated by bluebells and wild garlic in springtime.

Please note:  the site is closed to visitors at dusk when gates are locked.

Seasonal Highlights
Spring:
 Apple blossom, badger, bluebells, deer, red kite, ransoms.
Summer: Green-veined white, lesser whitethroat, painted lady.
Autumn: Fungi, house martin, swallow, yellowhammer.
Winter: Bullfinch, fieldfare, redwing.

Directions

Site entrance: Reserve entrance off Upper Green Road.

Access by road: On B1000 from Welwyn Garden City to Hertford turn left through Tewin. Carry on towards Burnham Green, passing Tewin cricket ground on the left. Immediately after a bend in the road turn right into Tewin Orchard.

Access by public transport
Bus:
378, 388, 204 – Upper Green (0.3 miles).
Rail: Welwyn North (2 miles).

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