Waresley and Gransden Woods

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Waresley and Gransden Woods is a 50-hectare (120-acre) nature reserve between Waresley and Great Gransden in Cambridgeshire, England. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. The site is a 54.2-hectare (134-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest called Waresley Wood, with slightly different boundaries (but including Gransden Wood).[2][1][3]

Waresley Wood
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationCambridgeshire
Grid referenceTL 262 548[1]
InterestBiological
Area54.2 hectares[1]
Notification1983[1]
Location mapMagic Map

This ancient woodland is mainly ash, field maple and hazel. There are also rides with diverse flora such as the herbs bush vetch, meadowsweet, greater burnet-saxifrage and self-heal.[4]

There is access by a path from Waresley Road.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Waresley Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Waresley and Gransden Woods". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Map of Waresley Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Waresley Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

52°10′37″N 0°09′22″W / 52.177°N 0.156°W / 52.177; -0.156