Fountain at Broadway Gardens in Letchworth by Lucy Sugden Weaving Artist
Letchworth
Letchworth is a city in Hertfordshire, England, noted for being the first garden city.
The town was founded by Ebenezer Howard in 1903. letchworth’s urban planning was influential in the development of the Garden city movement.
Letchworth is host to many notable buildings and landmarks, such as the letchworth Museum, which is dedicated to the history of the Garden City movement.
Letchworth is also home to a number of parks and gardens, including the Letchworth Park, which is one of the largest public parks in England.
Created: 9 May 2021 Edited: 29 November 2023
The Wynd Gallery Information
The Wynd Gallery Address
6-8 The Wynd, Letchworth Garden City
SG6 3EN
Website: http://wyndgallery.co.uk/
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Local History around Letchworth
There are some historic monuments around including:
Slight univallate hillfort on Wilbury HillSettlement site S of Blackhorse FarmSquare icehouse in Weston ParkChesfield ChurchOld malt houses and kiln, High StreetAstwick Bury moat and associated moated moundWymondley Priory, barn, moat, associated earthworks, enclosures, platforms, hollow-way and conduit headMoated enclosures east and west of Love Lane, AshwellRoman villa (site of) 330yds (300m) N of NinespringsRing ditch and enclosureTwo bowl barrows 500m south of Fearnhill SchoolMinsden ChapelArbury Banks Iron Age hillfortGreat Wymondley Castle: a motte and bailey castle and associated manorial enclosure 20m east of St Mary's Church, Great WymondleyDomed icehouse in Weston ParkRomano-British small town and Late Iron Age settlement at BaldockHenge 500m north west of Bush WoodRadwell Roman villaBarrow, south of Radwell.Wildlife in and Around Letchworth
Mammals found in Letchworth
There have been 32 species of mammals recorded in the letchworth area.
| 45 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pipistrellus) |
| Badger (Meles meles) |
| Barbastelle (Barbastella barbastellus) |
| Brown Long-Eared Bat (Plecotus auritus) |
| Chinese Barking Deer (Muntiacus reevesi) |
| 55 Khz Pipistrelle (Pipistrellus pygmaeus) |
| Bank Vole (Myodes glareolus) |
| Brown Hare (Lepus europaeus) |
| Brown Rat (Rattus norvegicus) |
| Common Shrew (Sorex araneus) |
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Birds found in Letchworth
There have been 50 species of birds recorded in the letchworth area.
| Black-Headed Gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) |
| Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) |
| Cetti's Warbler (Cettia cetti) |
| Common Swift (Apus apus) |
| Dunlin (Calidris alpina) |
| Buzzard (Buteo buteo) |
| Carolina Wood Duck (Aix sponsa) |
| Common Sandpiper (Actitis hypoleucos) |
| Dotterel (Charadrius morinellus) |
| Eagle Owl (Bubo bubo) |
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Fish found in Letchworth
There have been 15 species of fish recorded in the letchworth area.
| Brown Trout (Salmo trutta subsp. fario) |
| Bullhead (Cottus gobio) |
| Goldfish (Carassius auratus) |
| Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus) |
| Perch (Perca fluviatilis) |
| Brown/Sea Trout (Salmo trutta) |
| Common Bream x Roach (Abramis brama x Rutilus rutilus) |
| Gudgeon (Gobio gobio) |
| Nine-spined Stickleback (Pungitius pungitius) |
| Pike (Esox lucius) |
