Great Thrift Wood facts for kids
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Area of Search | Berkshire |
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| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 14.2 hectares (35 acres) |
| Notification | 1984 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Great Thrift Wood is a 14.2-hectare (35-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cox Green in Berkshire.
The site is a broadleaved, mixed and yew woodland located in a lowland area.
History
The wood was classed in 1984 as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Flora
The site has the following Flora:
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
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