Old Sulehay Forest
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationNorthamptonshire
Grid referenceTL 062 985[1]
InterestBiological
Area34.8 hectares[1]
Notification1984[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Old Sulehay Forest is a 34.8-hectare (86-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of King's Cliffe in Northamptonshire.[1][2] It is part of the 85-hectare (210-acre) Old Sulehay nature reserve, which is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[3]

This ancient forest has a number of different soil conditions and coppice types, and the ground flora is diverse. Abundant herbs include dog's mercury, bracken, bramble, ramsons, wood anemone and bluebells.[4]

There is access by footpaths from Wansford Road.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Old Sulehay Forest". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Map of Old Sulehay Forest". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  3. "Old Sulehay". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  4. "Old Sulehay Forest citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 December 2016.

52°34′26″N 0°26′02″W / 52.574°N 0.434°W / 52.574; -0.434

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