Lodge Wood and Sandford Mill
Lodge Wood and Sandford Mill is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) based in berkshire near Woodley.[1] The area is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[2] The site contains 10% of the UK population of the Loddon Lily.[2]
Geography
The site is 2.3 hectares in size.[3] This site consists of two small wet woodlands bordering the River Loddon.[4]
History
Lodge Wood is first shown on John Rocque's map of Berkshire in 1761.[4] In 1953 part of the site was included in the Loddon Valley SSSI.[4]
In 1985 the site was designated a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).[3]
Flora
The site has the following Flora:[4]
Trees
- Cornus
- Fraxinus
- Sambucus
- Quercus robur
- Hazel
- Alder
- Salix fragilis
- Prunus spinosa
- Ribes sylvestre
- Crataegus
- Euonymus
Plants
- Loddon Lily
- Urtica dioica
- Galium aparine
- Glechoma hederacea
- Primula vulgaris
- Anemone nemorosa
- Mercurialis perennis
- Ranunculus ficaria
- Caltha palustris
- Adoxa moschatellina
- Hyacinthoides non-scripta
- Narcissus pseudonarcissus
References
- ↑ "Magic Map Application". Magic.defra.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- 1 2 "Biodiversity Strategy The Loddon catchment" (PDF). Environment agency. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- 1 2 "Lodge Wood & Sandford Mill SSSI". Natural england. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
- 1 2 3 4 "SITE NAME: LODGE WOOD AND SANDFORD MILL" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
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