Cavendish Woods

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Cavendish Woods
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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King's Wood
Location Suffolk
Grid reference TL 791 495 [1]
InterestBiological
Area53.5 hectares [1]
Notification 1985 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Cavendish Woods is a 53.5-hectare (132-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Glemsford in Suffolk. [1] [2]

These ancient woods are managed as coppice with standards. The main standard tree is oak, and the flora is diverse, including the uncommon oxlip. There are many fallow deer, and breeding birds include woodcock, snipe and treecreeper. [3]

The woods are in four blocks, Shadowbush Wood adjacent to Long Wood, King's Wood, Northay Wood and Easty Wood. A public footpath goes through Easty Wood. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Cavendish Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Map of Cavendish Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  3. ↑ "Cavendish Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 23 May 2017.

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