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Short Wood and Southwick Wood

Coordinates: 52°30′40″N 0°30′18″W / 52.511°N 0.505°W / 52.511; -0.505
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Short Wood
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationNorthamptonshire
Grid referenceTL 015 913[1]
InterestBiological
Area25.3 hectares[1]
Notification1985[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Short Wood and Southwick Wood is a 54.7-hectare (135-acre) nature reserve north-west of Oundle in Northamptonshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[2] Short Wood is a 25.3-hectare (63-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.[1][3]

The site is a small remnant of the medieval royal hunting Rockingham Forest. Short Wood is ancient semi-natural woodland with the dominant trees being ash and pedunculate oak. Flora include several local rarities such as wood speedwell, bird's nest orchid and greater butterfly orchid.[4] Southwick Wood lost its elms in the late 1960s due to Dutch elm disease, and it now has oak, ash, field maple and hazel.[2]

There is access from the road between Southwick and Glapthorn, which passes between the two woods.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Short Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Short Wood and Southwick Wood". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Map of Short Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Short Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2017.

52°30′40″N 0°30′18″W / 52.511°N 0.505°W / 52.511; -0.505