Galley Down Wood

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Galley Down Wood
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Bridleway enters woodland below B3035 - geograph.org.uk - 1774761.jpg
Location Hampshire
Grid reference SU 573 190 [1]
InterestBiological
Area16.6 hectares (41 acres) [1]
Notification 1988 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Galley Down Wood is a 16.6-hectare (41-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Bishop's Waltham in Hampshire. [1] [2]

This wood, which was planted with beech trees in around 1930, has a well developed beech flora. Flowering plants include bird's-nest orchid, white helleborine, greater butterfly-orchid, common spotted orchid and the nationally rare long-leaved helleborine. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Galley Down Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. "Map of Galley Down Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. "Galley Down Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

Coordinates: 50°58′05″N1°11′06″W / 50.968°N 1.185°W / 50.968; -1.185