Bould Wood Explained

Bould Wood
Aos:Oxfordshire
Interest:Biological
Area:58.2ha
Notifydate:1986
Map: Magic Map

Bould Wood is a 58.2abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Shipton-under-Wychwood in Oxfordshire.[1] [2] An area of 23ha is Foxholes nature reserve, which is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[3]

This site is mainly ancient semi-natural woodland, but it also has two streams, a pond and a wet meadow. The lower plant flora is diverse. Fungi include tricholoma toadstools and Cudoniella clavus, while there are lichens such as Cladonia polydactyla, Catillaria prasina and Graphis scripta.[4]

References

51.883°N -1.634°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Bould Wood . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 2 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Map of Bould Wood. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 2 June 2020.
  3. Web site: Foxholes . Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. 18 February 2016.
  4. Web site: Bould Wood citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 2 June 2020.

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