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.

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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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