Southill Lake and Woods
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | Bedfordshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL141428 |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 25.3 hectares |
| Notification | 1985 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Southill Lake and Woods is a 25.3-hectare (63-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Southill in Bedfordshire.[1][2] It is part of Southill Park, which was designed by Capability Brown, and is registered by English Heritage for its special historic interest, and is the garden of a house of the same name.[3]
The wood is a wet valley of alder, fed by springs, and a small stream runs down to the lake. There is fen vegetation in more open areas. The lake has a characteristic population of breeding birds, and an island has one of only two surviving heronries in the county.[1]
The site is private and is not open to the public.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Southill Lake and Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ "Map of Southill Lake and Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
- ^ Historic England. "Southill Park (1000579)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 August 2015.