Brackland Rough Explained

Brackland Rough
Aos:Cambridgeshire
Interest:Biological
Area:10.7 hectares
Notifydate:1984
Map: Magic Map

Brackland Rough is a 10.7hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Fordham in Cambridgeshire.[1] [2] It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire as Fordham Woods.[3]

This wet woodland site has semi-natural alder coppice, with ash, crack willow and silver birch. The ground flora has tall fens, together with herbs such as marsh marigold and yellow flag.[4]

There is access by a footpath from River Lane.

References

52.302°N 0.394°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Brackland Rough . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 6 November 2016.
  2. Web site: Map of Brackland Rough. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 6 November 2016.
  3. Web site: Fordham Woods . Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire . 6 November 2016.
  4. Web site: Brackland Rough citation . Sites of Special Scientific Interest . Natural England . 6 November 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304041745/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000167.pdf . 4 March 2016 .

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