Great Thrift Wood

51°29′42″N 0°44′49″W / 51.495°N 0.747°W / 51.495; -0.747InterestBiologicalArea14.2 hectares (35 acres)^[1]Notification1984^[1]Location mapMagic 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

The site has the following Flora:^[4]

Trees

• Birch
• Fraxinus
• Salix cinerea
• Quercus robur
• Hazel
• Alder
• Salix fragilis
• Frangula alnus
• Acer campestre
• Populus tremula
• Sorbus torminalis

Plants

• 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

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Designated Sites View: Great Thrift Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
2. ^ "Map of Great Thrift Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
3. ^ "Condition of SSSI Units for Site Great Thrift Wood SSSI". Natural England. Retrieved 6 March 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
4. ^ ^{a b} "SITE NAME: GREAT THRIFT WOOD" (PDF). Retrieved 6 March 2017.