Garden Features

Conservation Area

This tranquil area behind Queen Charlotte's Cottage is managed as native woodland, and contains one of the finest bluebell woods in the London area. The woods here are managed as a nature reserve and native plants and animals are encouraged, using traditional methods and management techniques such as coppicing. Bluebells flourish in the spring and among the birds that can be seen are tawny owls, blue and great tits, sparrowhawks and green woodpeckers. The area also supports many insects, including rare hoverflies.

The Conservation Area is number 9 on the Visitor Map.