Potter Hanworth Wood
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Potter Hanworth Wood (grid reference TF070670) is a 32.0 hectare woodland in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England.
The site was notified as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1968. The site is also listed in the Nature Conservation Review.
[edit] Site description
Potterhanworth Wood is adjacent to the now drained fenland of the Witham Valley. The dominant canopy tree is Small-leaved Lime Tilia cordata; in places the wood consists of pure stands of this species, but elsewhere a variety of other common trees occur. Historically, the site is known to have been continuously wooded and it has a long history of management using the coppice-with-standards technique.
Wild Service-tree Sorbus torminalis is found in the wood. The ground flora contains a large number of Ancient Woodland Indicator species.
[edit] Invertebrates
The Poplar Lutestring moth occurs here.
[edit] Birds
The wood supports a breeding bird community characteristic of ancient woodlands, including Woodcock, and it also contains a small heronry.
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