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| What we do |
 Burnham Beeches is a woodland area that is protected from development and is open to the general public.
Now regarded as one of the best examples of ancient woodland in Britain, Burnham Beeches in Buckinghamshire was acquired by the Corporation in 1880, in response to a threatened purchase by residential developers.
Despite its relatively small size of 540 acres, Burnham Beeches attracts around 500,000 visitors a year, who appreciate its tranquillity as well as its rich diversity of habitats and wildlife. |
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| Who we are |
 The pollarded beech trees, some of which are 500 years old, are an important attraction. As at Epping Forest, the Corporation’s management team is working hard to rediscover the lost art of pollarding, before the ever-growing weight of new branches destroys the old trunks. The technique, which was never written down, was devised in the middle ages to provide a regular crop of timber without killing the trees. Encouraging trial results suggest that Burnham Beeches’ population of woodpeckers, woodcocks, tawny owls, muntjac deer, foxes, dragonflies and some of Britain’s rarest invertebrates have an assured future here.
The work has resulted in Burnham Beeches being designated a National Nature Reserve as well as winning several other prestigious awards. In April 2000 Burnham Beeches was confirmed as a candidate Special Area of Conservation under the European Habitats legislation. |
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| Information |
| See website (link above) for maps and information regarding Burnham Beeches activities |
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