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Pavis Wood

Coordinates: 51°46′20″N 0°40′52″W / 51.77227°N 0.68109°W / 51.77227; -0.68109
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Pavis Wood
Pavis Wood
Highest point
Elevation248 m (814 ft)[1]
Prominencec. 5 m
ListingCounty top
Coordinates51°46′20″N 0°40′52″W / 51.77227°N 0.68109°W / 51.77227; -0.68109
Geography
Pavis Wood is located in Hertfordshire
Pavis Wood
Pavis Wood
Pavis Wood in Hertfordshire
LocationHertfordshire,  England
OS gridSP911090
Topo mapOS Landranger 165

Pavis Wood is an area of woodland on a hill located near Hastoe in Tring, north-western Hertfordshire, England. A point on its eastern slopes is the highest point in the county of Hertfordshire at 244 m (801 ft).[1] The area is often considered as ancient woodland containing a wide variety of plants such as the yellow pimpernel and wood melick. A bridleway crosses the woodland which can be accessed throughout the year as well as the Ridgeway National Trail which is dominated mainly by beech, oak and ash.

The summit plateau lies less than 4.8 kilometres (3 mi) from the border of Buckinghamshire and part of the Aylesbury Vale which contains the Buckinghamshire county top Haddington Hill 267 metres (876 ft).[1] It is linked to Haddington Hill by a high ridge which gives this hill a mere 5 metres (16 ft) of relative height.

The summit area is unmarked and is difficult to determine, as is Haddington Hill's summit in Wendover Woods.

References

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  1. ^ a b c Bathurst, David (2012). Walking the county high points of England. Chichester: Summersdale. pp. 105–110. ISBN 978-1-84-953239-6.