Old Sulehay Forest
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Area of Search | Northamptonshire |
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Grid reference | TL 062 985 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 34.8 hectares[1] |
Notification | 1984[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Old Sulehay Forest is a 34.8 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of King's Cliffe in Northamptonshire.[1][2] It is part of the 85 hectare Old Sulehay nature reserve, which is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[3]
This ancient forest has a number of different soil conditions and coppice types, and the ground flora is diverse. Abundant herbs include dog’s mercury, bracken, bramble, ramsons, wood anemone and bluebells.[4]
There is access by footpaths from Wansford Road.[2]
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Old Sulehay Forest". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- 1 2 "Map of Old Sulehay Forest". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ↑ "Old Sulehay". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ↑ "Old Sulehay Forest citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
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