Old Sulehay Forest

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Old Sulehay Forest
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Bridleway through Old Sulehay Forest - geograph.org.uk - 153917.jpg
Location Northamptonshire
Grid reference TL 062 985 [1]
InterestBiological
Area34.8 hectares [1]
Notification 1984 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Old Sulehay Forest is a 34.8-hectare (86-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of King's Cliffe in Northamptonshire. [1] [2] It is part of the 85-hectare (210-acre) 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. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Old Sulehay Forest". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Map of Old Sulehay Forest". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Old Sulehay". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Old Sulehay Forest citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.

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