Out and Plunder Woods

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Out and Plunder Woods
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Out Wood - geograph.org.uk - 909500.jpg
Location Cambridgeshire
Grid reference TL 658 547 [1]
InterestBiological
Area38.6 hectares [1]
Notification 1984 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Out and Plunder Woods is a 38.6-hectare (95-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Great Bradley and Burrough Green in Cambridgeshire. [1] [2]

These woods on boulder clay have been little modified since the medieval period, which has allowed the development of a diverse fauna and flora, and grassy trails provide additional habitats. The main trees are ash, field maple and pedunculate oak, and herbs include sweet violet and early dog-violet. [3]

The site is in two blocks, with Out Wood and Sparrows Grove in one, and the smaller Plunder Wood in the other. They are private property, but a public footpath goes through the site between Out Wood and Sparrows Grove.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Out and Plunder Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Map of Out and Plunder Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. ↑ "Out and Plunder Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

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