Sexton Wood Explained

Sexton Wood
Aos:	Norfolk
Interest:	Biological
Area:	40ha
Notifydate:	1983
Map:	Magic Map

Sexton Wood is a 40abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Ditchingham in Norfolk.^{[1] [2]} It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2.^[3]

This ancient wood on boulder clay is mainly coppice with standards, but there are some areas of high forest. The ground flora is diverse, with dog's mercury dominant and other plants such as ramsons and early-purple orchid.^[4]

The wood is private property with no public access.

References

52.474°N 1.382°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Sexton Wood . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 15 July 2018.
2. Web site: Map of Sexton Wood. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 15 July 2018.
3. Book: Derek Ratcliffe

   . Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . 59–60 . Derek Ratcliffe . Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0521-21403-3 .

4. Web site: Sexton Wood citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 15 July 2018.