Great Thrift Wood
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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  Location within Berkshire | |
| Location | Berkshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 871 782[1] |
| Coordinates | 51°29′42″N 0°44′49″W / 51.495°N 0.747°W |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 14.2 hectares (35 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1984[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Great Thrift Wood is a 14.2-hectare (35-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cox Green in Berkshire.[1][2] The site is a broadleaved, mixed and yew woodland located in a lowland area.[3] The wood was classed in 1984 as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[4]
Flora
[edit]The site has the following Flora:[4]
Trees
[edit]- Birch
- Fraxinus
- Salix cinerea
- Quercus robur
- Hazel
- Alder
- Salix fragilis
- Frangula alnus
- Acer campestre
- Populus tremula
- Sorbus torminalis
Plants
[edit]- Rubus fruticosus
- Circaea lutetiana
- Anemone nemorosa
- Orchis mascula
- Lysimachia nemorum
- Ranunculus auricomus
- Carex acutiformis
- Iris pseudacorus
- Valeriana officinalis
- Lychnis flos-cuculi
- Mentha aquatica
- Festuca gigantea
- Agropyron caninum
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Great Thrift Wood.
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Great Thrift Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Map of Great Thrift Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
- ^ "Condition of SSSI Units for Site Great Thrift Wood SSSI". Natural England. Retrieved 6 March 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "SITE NAME: GREAT THRIFT WOOD" (PDF). Retrieved 6 March 2017.
