Stanborough Reedmarsh

Stanborough Reedmarsh is a 3.3 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Welwyn Garden City in Hertfordshire.

It is owned by Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council and managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust.

[1][2] The site is wet willow woodland on the bank of the River Lea.

It is important for water voles and birds such as reed and sedge warblers.

[1] Water figwort, common meadow rue and water chickweed grow along the river bank.

Entrance to Stanborough Reedmarsh in May 2017
Stanborough Reedmarsh and the River Lea