Warboys and Wistow Woods explained

Warboys and Wistow Woods
Aos:Cambridgeshire
Coordinates:52.419°N -0.09°W
Interest:Biological
Area:44.5 hectares
Notifydate:1983

Warboys and Wistow Woods is a 44.5hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Warboys and west of Wistow in Cambridgeshire.[1] [2] Wistow Wood is an 8.5hectare nature reserve owned and managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[3]

These woods have high conservation value because they are ancient ash and maple, and this habitat has sharply declined in extent since 1945. The woods have diverse flora and fauna, particularly invertebrates.[4]

There is access to Wistow Wood from Wistow Fen Lane, but Warboys Wood is private land with no public access.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Warboys and Wistow Woods . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 4 December 2016.
  2. Web site: Map of Warboys and Wistow Woods. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 4 December 2016.
  3. Web site: Wistow Wood . Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire . 4 December 2016.
  4. Web site: Warboys and Wistow Woods citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 4 December 2016. 10 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120510072010/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1003147.pdf. dead.