Purwell Ninesprings

Purwell Ninesprings is a 6.4 hectare nature reserve managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust on the edge of Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England.

The reserve is in the flood-plain of the River Purwell. It has open water with water voles and birds such as moorhens, mallards and teals. Other birds include snipe and siskins. The wet ground has plants such as tussock sedge, yellow iris and water forget-me-nots.[1]

There is access from Gypsy Lane, a track which runs from the junction of Purwell Lane and Kingswood Avenue through to Hitchin Road.[2]

References

1. "Purwell Ninesprings". Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
2. "Hitchin Outer Orbital Path".