Thirlmere Woods

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Thirlmere Woods
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location within Cumbria
Location Cumbria
Grid reference NY313188
Coordinates 54°33′35″N3°03′50″W / 54.559750°N 3.0638672°W / 54.559750; -3.0638672
Area114.2 acres (0.4622 km2; 0.1784 sq mi)
Notification 1987

Thirlmere Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) [1] [2] within Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. This protected area is located at the northern end of the Thirlmere reservoir, near the village of Legburthwaite.

Contents

The protected area includes Great How Wood, The Benn and Bull Crag Wood.

Details

Thirlmere Woods includes areas of ancient woodland with a high diversity of moss species on the woodland floor (see Celtic rainforest). Moss species include specialists of atlantic woodland, including Ptilium crista-castrensis , Dicranodontium denudatum and Sphagnum quinquefarium . Liverwort species include Anastrepta orcadensis .[ citation needed ]

In a region of the site called Launchy Gill, there are plants suited to damp areas including water avens ( Geum rivale ) and Wilson's filmy-fern ( Hymenophyllum wilsonii ). Orthilia secunda has also been found here. Here there are also liverwort species from the genus Metzgeria.[ citation needed ]

Land ownership

Part of the land designated as Thirlmere Woods SSSI is owned by United Utilities. [3] United Utilities have been working with the not-for-profit organisation Cumbria Woodlands to undertake woodland restoration around Thirlmere reservoir. [4]

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References

  1. "SSSI detail". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  2. "Protected Planet | Thirlmere Woods". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2024-12-31.
  3. "Mapping the habitats of England's ten largest institutional landowners". Who owns England?. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2024-10-19.
  4. "Ancient Woodland Restoration at Thirlmere | Woodland Management | Working with Partners". Cumbria Woodlands. Retrieved 2024-10-19.