Thorpe Wood

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Thorpe Wood
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Thorpe Wood
TypeNature reserve
LocationPeterborough, Cambridgeshire
OS grid TL158983
Area10 hectares
Managed byWildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

Thorpe Wood is a 10 hectare nature reserve on the western outskirts of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. [1]

This is ancient woodland on heavy clay, with mature oak and ash trees, and an understorey of hazel and field maple. The ground flora is diverse, including wild garlic, wood anemones and bluebells. [1]

There is access from Nene Parkway.

References

  1. 1 2 "Thorpe Wood". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 1 November 2016.

52°34′16″N0°17′31″W / 52.571°N 0.292°W / 52.571; -0.292