Great Thrift Wood
Great Thrift Wood is a site of Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).[1] It is near Cox Green, Berkshire.[2]
Geography
Great Thrift Wood an area of 14.1 hectares.[1] The woods are described as a Broadleave, mixed and yew woodland located in a lowland area.[3]
History
The wood was classed in 1984 as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[4]
Flora
The site has the following Flora:[4]
Trees
- Birch
- Fraxinus
- Salix cinerea
- Quercus robur
- Hazel
- Alder
- Salix fragilis
- Frangula alnus
- Acer campestre
- Populus tremula
- Sorbus torminalis
Plants
- Rubus fruticosus
- Circaea lutetiana
- Anemone nemorosa
- Orchis mascula
- Lysimachia nemorum
- Ranunculus auricomus
- Carex acutiformis
- Iris pseudacorus
- Valeriana officinalis
- Lychnis flos-cuculi
- Mentha aquatica
- Festuca gigantea
- Agropyron caninum
References
- 1 2 "Great Thrift Wood SSSI". Natural England. Retrieved 2017-03-05.
- ↑ "Magic Map Application". Magic.defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
- ↑ "Condition of SSSI Units for Site Great Thrift Wood SSSI". Natural England. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
- 1 2 "SITE NAME: GREAT THRIFT WOOD" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-03-06.
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