Floodbrook Clough

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Floodbrook Clough
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location within Cheshire
Location Cheshire
Grid reference SJ532800
Coordinates 53°18′54″N2°42′11″W / 53.315°N 2.703°W / 53.315; -2.703
InterestBiological
Area5.35 hectares (0.054 km2; 0.021 sq mi)
Notification 1979
Natural England website
Painting of Flood Brook by Hedley Fitton in Runcorn Town Hall Flood Brook, Hedley Fitton (1859-1929).jpg
Painting of Flood Brook by Hedley Fitton in Runcorn Town Hall

Floodbrook Clough is an ancient woodland and site of special scientific interest which cuts through the centre of the Beechwood area of Runcorn, Cheshire, England. [1] Located in a steep valley around the Flood Brook stream, it is one of Cheshire's best examples of clough woodland on keuper marl. [2] It covers a total area of 5.35 hectares (13.22 acres). It is owned and managed by the Woodland Trust. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Halton Landscape Character Assessment 2008" (PDF). Halton Borough Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 July 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Floodbrook Clough". Woodland Trust. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
  3. ↑ "Floodbrook Clough - a Woodland Trust Wood". Woodland Trust . Retrieved 31 May 2022.


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