Hardwick Wood

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Hardwick Wood
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location Cambridgeshire
Grid reference TL353575 [1]
InterestBiological
Area15.5 hectares [1]
Notification 1984 [1]
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Hardwick Wood is a 15.5-hectare (38-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest southwest of Hardwick in Cambridgeshire. [1] [2] It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. [3]

This medieval woodland is managed by coppicing. It is composed mainly of ash and field maple, while the oldest areas contain pedunculate oak with an understorey of hazel and hawthorn. The ground flora includes early-purple orchid and yellow archangel. Bird species recorded in the wood include willow warblers, marsh tits and blackcaps. [3] [4]

The site is accessible by public footpath.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Hardwick Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Map of Hardwick Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Hardwick Wood". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Hardwick Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2016.

52°11′56″N0°01′19″W / 52.199°N 0.022°W / 52.199; -0.022

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