Banhaw, Spring and Blackthorn's Woods explained
| Banhaw, Spring and Blackthorn's Woods |
| Aos: | Northamptonshire |
| Interest: | Biological |
| Area: | 123.4 hectares |
| Notifydate: | 1986 |
| Map: | Magic Map |
Banhaw, Spring and Blackthorn's Woods is a 123.4hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Corby in Northamptonshire.[1] [2]
These woods are one of the largest remnants of the ancient Royal Forest of Rockingham. They are mainly ash and pedunculate oak on wet calcareous clay soils. The ground flora is diverse, and there are grasses such as tufted hair-grass, rough meadow-grass and wood melick.[3]
There is access to Banhaw Wood by a footpath from Lower Benefield.[2]
References
52.48°N -0.571°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Designated Sites View: Banhaw, Spring and Blackthorn's Woods . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 19 December 2016.
- Web site: Map of Banhaw, Spring and Blackthorn's Woods. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 19 December 2016.
- Web site: Banhaw, Spring and Blackthorn's Woods citation . Sites of Special Scientific Interest . Natural England . 19 December 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304030901/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002562.pdf . 4 March 2016 .
