Grendon and Doddershall Woods

Grendon and Doddershall Woods
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Path in Doddershall Wood
Area of Search	Buckinghamshire
Grid reference	SP710210
Interest	Biological
Area	67.1 hectares
Notification	1984
Location map	Magic Map

Grendon and Doddershall Woods are a 67.1 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Grendon Underwood in Buckinghamshire. The local planning authorities are Aylesbury Vale District Council and Buckinghamshire County Council.^[1]^[2]

The site is broadleaved oak woodland on north Buckinghamshire clay, with an understorey of hazel and blackthorn. Herbs include primrose and wood anemone, and small streams and wide rides provide additional habitats. The woods are particularly for butterflies with thirty-five species, including the rare black hairstreak. There were five species of fritillary, but some have not been seen since the late 1970s. Breeding birds include nightingales.^[1]

There is access by footpaths from Grendon Underwood.^[3]

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References

1 2 "Grendon and Doddershall Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
↑ "Map of Grendon and Doddershall Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
↑ "Grendon & Doddershall Woods - Butterflies". Wildlife Extra. Retrieved 24 September 2015.

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Coordinates: 51°52′55″N 0°59′07″W / 51.881835°N 0.985168°W / 51.881835; -0.985168

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