West, Abbot's and Lound Woods

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West, Abbot's and Lound Woods
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location Cambridgeshire
Grid reference TF 059 010 [1]
InterestBiological
Area50.4 hectares [1]
Notification 1987 [1]
Location map Magic Map

West, Abbot's and Lound Woods is a 50.4-hectare (125-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Wittering in Cambridgeshire. [1] [2]

The site has a variety of woodland types, some of which are rare in Britain, including plateau alderwood. There are ancient woodland plants such as yellow archangel and toothwort. [3]

The site is private land with no public access.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: West, Abbot's and Lound Woods". Natural England. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. "Map of West, Abbot's and Lound Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  3. "West, Abbot's and Lound Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2016.

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