</s> ▁Wood ridge ▁Nature ▁Reserve ▁or ▁Wood ridge ▁School ▁Nature ▁Reserve ▁is ▁a ▁ 0 . 7 ▁hect are ▁Site ▁of ▁Local ▁Import ance ▁for ▁Nature ▁Conserv ation ▁in ▁Wood side ▁Park , ▁London , ▁owned ▁and ▁managed ▁by ▁the ▁London ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Bar net . ▁It ▁was ▁designed ▁as ▁a ▁nature ▁trail ▁for ▁local ▁primary ▁schools , ▁but ▁is ▁now ▁very ▁neglect ed . ▁ ▁It ▁lies ▁pre domin antly ▁on ▁London ▁cl ay , ▁and ▁compr ises ▁o ak ▁wood land ▁and ▁grass land . ▁It ▁was ▁originally ▁far med ▁as ▁past ure , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁haven ▁for ▁wild life ▁such ▁as ▁wood land ▁birds , ▁insect s ▁and ▁am ph ib ians . ▁ ▁The ▁reserve ▁is ▁close ▁to ▁Fol ly ▁Brook ▁in ▁Fol ly ▁Brook ▁Valley , ▁a ▁large ▁area ▁of ▁woods ▁and ▁grass land ▁which ▁is ▁public ▁open ▁space ▁between ▁Wood side ▁Park ▁and ▁Tot ter idge . ▁Access ▁is ▁by ▁a ▁kiss ing ▁gate ▁in ▁a ▁past ure ▁area ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁Mich le ham ▁Down ▁entrance ▁to ▁the ▁Valley . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Bar net ▁par ks ▁and ▁open ▁spaces ▁ ▁Nature ▁res erves ▁in ▁Bar net ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Wood ridge ▁Nature ▁Reserve , ▁H ert ford shire ▁Community ▁& ▁Living ▁Wood ridge ▁Nature ▁Reserve ▁on ▁the ▁Vis it W ood s ▁website ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁▁▁▁ ▁Category : N ature ▁res erves ▁in ▁the ▁London ▁Bor ough ▁of ▁Bar net ▁Category : P arks ▁and ▁open ▁spaces ▁in ▁the