Pipewell Woods

Pipewell Woods
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationNorthamptonshire
Grid referenceSP 833 861[1]
InterestBiological
Area85.3 hectares[1]
Notification1985[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Pipewell Woods is an 85.3-hectare (211-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Corby in Northamptonshire. It is composed of Pipewell Wood itself, Little Haws Wood, Foxhole Wood, Barrowdykes Wood, Monk's Arbour Wood and Rawhaw Wood.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2.[3]

The woods are an example of wet ash-maple woodland both in its typical form and a nationally rare one. It has diverse flora including the locally rare giant bellflower, herb paris and wood speedwell. Open grassy areas provide additional habitats for birds and insects.[4]

A road and a public footpath from Pipewell go through the site.[2][5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Pipewell Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Map of Pipewell Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  3. ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 85. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
  4. ^ "Pipewell Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Footpath from Pipewell". 4 November 2020.
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