Harefield

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Mad Bess Wood,

Middlesex County Council open space. One of London's finest clusters of ancient woodland which is crossed by several tributaries of the River Pimm. It was threatened by building development at the beginning of the 20^th but plans ended during theFirst World War so that thewoods were opened to the public in the 1930s. An SSSI,. these woods are predominantly hornbeam and oak, mostly of ancient origin and it is benefitting from coppicing.named from an area referred to as Mad Bess in the 18th century. The reason for the name is not known, but conceivably it could have been called after. Mad Bess Stream and Bess Ride are on the edges of the wood.

Warren Farm, Middlesex County Council open space