Weldon Park

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Weldon Park
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Northamptonshire
Grid reference SP 946 900 [1]
Interest Biological
Area 51.7 hectares [1]
Notification 1983 [1]
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Weldon Park is a 51.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Weldon in Northamptonshire. [1] [2]

Site of Special Scientific Interest Conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom

A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man. SSSI/ASSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in the United Kingdom are based upon them, including national nature reserves, Ramsar sites, Special Protection Areas, and Special Areas of Conservation. The acronym "SSSI" is often pronounced "triple-S I".

Weldon, Northamptonshire village and civil parish in the English county of Northamptonshire

Weldon is a suburban village and civil parish on the eastern outskirts of Corby, Northamptonshire, two miles away from the town centre. The village is listed in the Doomsday Book as 'Weledene', in the Colby Hundred. The head of the manor before 1066 is listed as 'Weldon', likely Anglo-Saxon. The Lord in 1066 is listed as 'Northmann', perhaps an unnamed Viking or Dane. The Lord, and Tenant-in-Chief, in 1086 was Robert de Bucy(Buci), a Norman.

Northamptonshire County of England

Northamptonshire, archaically known as the County of Northampton, is a county in the East Midlands of England. In 2015 it had a population of 723,000. The county is administered by Northamptonshire County Council and by seven non-metropolitan district councils. It is known as "The Rose of the Shires".

This ancient woodland is mainly ash, maple and hazel. It has diverse flora, especially on grassland rides, and unusual plants on the wettest soils. Insects include the uncommon purple emperor butterfly. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Weldon Park". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  2. "Map of Weldon Park". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. "Weldon Park citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 December 2016.

Coordinates: 52°30′00″N0°36′29″W / 52.500°N 0.608°W / 52.500; -0.608

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