Livox Wood

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Livox Wood
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Livox Wood, behind the Monmouthshire Show ground
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Location within Monmouthshire
Area of Search Monmouthshire
Grid reference SO519112
Coordinates 51°47′52″N2°41′54″W / 51.7978°N 2.6982°W / 51.7978; -2.6982 Coordinates: 51°47′52″N2°41′54″W / 51.7978°N 2.6982°W / 51.7978; -2.6982
InterestBiological
Area19.3 hectares (0.193 km2; 0.0745 sq mi)
Notification 1971

Livox Wood is a woodland and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), noted for its biological characteristics, in Monmouthshire, south east Wales. [1]

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Geography

The 19-hectare (47-acre) SSSI, notified in 1971, is located within the community of Mitchel Troy, 1 mile (1.6 km) south-west of the town of Monmouth on the western shore of the River Wye. The woods overlook the current grounds used for the Monmouthshire Show, on the other side of the river. [2] [3]

The site is owned by Natural Resources Wales as well as private individuals. [4]

Wildlife and ecology

As with other woodland in the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Livox Wood contains many local and rare tree species. The lower slopes of the wood contain ash ( Fraxinus excelsior ), black alder ( Alnus glutinosa ) and wych elm ( Ulmus glabra ), with Sessile oak Quercus petraea dominating the upper slopes. Other flora of interest include broad leaved sedge ( Carex strigosa ), the giant bellflower ( Campanula latifolia ) and toothwort ( Lathraea squamaria ). [1]

A number of insect, bird and other animal species have been recorded on the site. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Livox Wood" (pdf). Countryside Council for Wales . Retrieved 30 May 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Livox Wood map" (pdf). Countryside Council for Wales . Retrieved 30 May 2012.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ Ordnance Survey: Explorer map sheet OL14 Wye Valley & Forest of Dean ISBN   9780319240953
  4. ↑ "Livox Wood". Countryside Council for Wales. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  5. ↑ "Species records at 10km or better that fall within or overlap Livox Wood (SSSI)". NBN Gateway. National Biodiversity Network . Retrieved 31 May 2012.
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