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Nature reserve in Surrey, England, UK This article is about the park in Farnham, Surrey. For the hamlet in Buckinghamshire, see Farnham Royal.
Farnham Park
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationFarnham, Surrey
OS gridSU 841 480
Area131.0 hectares (324 acres)
Managed byWaverley Borough Council

Farnham Park is a 131-hectare (320-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Farnham in Surrey. It is owned and managed by Waverley Borough Council.

This medieval deer park has an avenue of trees which is over a kilometer long. Originally the trees were mature elms, but these succumbed to the Dutch elm disease in the early 1970s and were replaced with lime and beech. There is grassland, woodland, ponds and streams.

References

  1. ^ "Farnham Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  2. "Map of Farnham Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
  3. "Farnham's Tree Trail". Farnham Town Council. Retrieved 5 February 2021.

51°13′30″N 0°47′49″W / 51.225°N 0.797°W / 51.225; -0.797

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