Southill Lake and Woods

Southill Lake and Woods
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationBedfordshire
Grid referenceTL141428
InterestBiological
Area25.3 hectares
Notification1985
Location mapMagic 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

  1. ^ a b "Southill Lake and Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Map of Southill Lake and Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  3. ^ Historic England. "Southill Park (1000579)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 31 August 2015.

52°04′23″N 0°19′48″W / 52.073077°N 0.330086°W / 52.073077; -0.330086