| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
  Location within Northumberland | |
| Location | Northumberland |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | NT945028 |
| Coordinates | 55°19′09″N2°05′18″W / 55.319241°N 2.0882140°W |
| Area | 36.5 acres (0.1477 km2; 0.05703 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1984 |
Holystone North Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) [1] [2] in Northumberland National Park, Northumberland, England. It is located near the village of Holystone. The woodland was historically an oak coppice.
The woodland is dominated by sessile oak. Some of these trees are more than 100 years old. The spring flowering perennial herb called wood anemone is also found in this protected area. Within a wet patch of this protected area, the plant lesser twayblade has been recorded. [1] The moss Leucobryum glaucum is widespread here. In 1999, a survey of bat diversity found four species: pipestrelle bat, daubentons bat, natterers bat and whiskered bat. [3]
This woodland has been continuously wooded since at least 1700. [1]
All of the land within Holystone North Wood SSSI is owned by the Forestry Commission. [4] [5] The site is managed by the Northumberland Wildlife Trust. [3]
The Woodland Trust is the largest woodland conservation charity in the United Kingdom and is concerned with the creation, protection, and restoration of native woodland heritage. It has planted over 68 million trees since 1972. The Woodland Trust has three aims: to protect ancient woodland which is rare, unique and irreplaceable, to promote the restoration of damaged ancient woodland, and to plant native trees and woods to benefit people and wildlife.
The Clyde Valley Woodlands National Nature Reserve (NNR) comprises six separate woodland sites in the Clyde Valley region of South Lanarkshire, Scotland. These six sites are located along a 12 km section of the River Clyde and its tributaries, and lie close to built-up areas such as Hamilton and Lanark on the southern outskirts of Greater Glasgow. The sites can be easily accessed by about two million people living in the surrounding urban areas, making the reserve unique amongst Scotland's NNRs, most of which tend to be located in more remote areas. The six sites are:
Dymock Woods is a 53-hectare (130-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1990. The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).
Collinpark Wood is a 66.69-hectare (164.8-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1966, revised in 1974 and renotified in 1983. There was a boundary change in 1983. There are seven units of assessment. Unit 1 is a 15-hectare (37-acre) area owned and managed by the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust. The trust purchased this part of the wood in 1979 with grant aid from WWF. The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).
Harbottle Moors is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) within Northumberland National Park, in Northumberland, England. It is located near the village of Alwinton. The River Coquet forms the northern border of this protected area.
Red Scar and Tun Brook Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the River Ribble valley near Elston, northeast of Preston, in Lancashire, England.
Fishpool Valley is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) near Yarpole, Herefordshire, England. This protected area is an area of woodland that is important because of its bird diversity. This protected area is within the Croft Castle estate, owned by the National Trust.
Haugh Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Woolhope in Herefordshire, England. The protected area is recognised for its diversity of its insects. The Forestry Commission has provided waymarked butterfly trails in this protected area.
Holystone Burn Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) within Northumberland National Park in Northumberland, England. It is located near the village of Holystone. The protected area includes part of the valley along which flows the stream called Holystone Burn. Part of the protected area is managed by the Northumberland Wildlife Trust.
Ramsey's Burn Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) within Northumberland National Park, Northumberland, England. This protected area is a woodland dominated by alder trees located north of the village of Otterburn. The protected area is within the Otterburn Training Area that is used for military training.
Stawardpeel Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Northumberland, England. This protected area is located in the valley of the River Allen, near Bardon Mill. The protected area is owned by the National Trust, within the Allen Banks & Staward Gorge estate.
Irthing Gorge is a Site of Special Scientific Interest on the border between the counties of Northumberland and Cumbria, in England. It is located on the south-western boundary of Northumberland National Park where the River Irthing flows near the village of Gilsland. This protected has an exceptional mixture of habitats, including hillside woodland, seepage areas and bare rock. The gorge here cuts through moorland.
Butterburn Flow is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Cumbria, England. It is located north of Greenhead. Some of the borders of this protected area follow the River Irthing. This protected area contains important blanket bog habitat that occurs over deep peat.
Buttermere Fells is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) within Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. The protected area includes many of the hills and mountains between the Buttermere lake valley near the village of Buttermere and the River Derwent valley near the village of Braithwaite. This protected area includes the mountains of Grasmoor, Crag Hill, Causey Pike and Hindscarth. The protected area includes much of the North Western Fells. This protected area contains exceptional examples of montane dwarf shrub heath communities.
Duddon Valley Woodlands is a Site of Special Scientific Interest within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. This protected area comprises eight large patches of woodland along the valley of the River Duddon. The northernmost part of this protected area is near Seathwaite and southern most at Duddon Bridge. This protected area has an exceptional diversity of moss species and also has a population of the common dormouse.
Eden Gorge is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) including a 5km length of the valley of the River Eden between Armathwaite and Lazonby in Cumbria, England. This protected area spans between the Settle-Carlisle railway track on the western side to Coombs Wood Forestry Commission site on the eastern side. The protected area includes 30m high cliffs where the River Eden has eroded through New Red Sandstone. The semi-natural woodland is apparently a remnant of the ancient Inglewood forest.
Great Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. This protected area is located 2km south of Keswick and borders the eastern shore of Derwent Water. This woodland is internationally important because of the diversity of lichens and bryophytes found here.
Johnny Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. It is located 300m west of the village of Borrowdale, in the valley of the River Derwent (Borrowdale). This woodland has an exceptional diversity of liverwort species.
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