Ten Wood

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Ten Wood
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location Cambridgeshire
Grid reference TL 664 558 [1]
InterestBiological
Area17.7 hectares [1]
Notification 1983 [1]
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Ten Wood is a 17.7-hectare (44-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Burrough Green in Cambridgeshire. [1] [2]

This ancient wood is of the ash/maple type, which has a high conservation value as it has a restricted and declining distribution. Other trees include hazel and pedunculate oak. There is also a population of the rare oxlip. [3]

The site is private land with no public access.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Ten Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Ten Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ten Woodcitation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 23 January 2017.

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