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'''Elsworth Wood''' is a 6.9 hectare biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] between [[Cambourne]] and [[Elsworth]] in [[Cambridgeshire]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000848&SiteName=elsworth&countyCode=&responsiblePerson= |title=Designated Sites View: Elsworth Wood | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 27 November 2016}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000848%27 |title=Map of Elsworth Wood|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 27 November 2016}}</ref>
'''Elsworth Wood''' is a {{convert|6.9|hectare|acre|adj=on}} biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] between [[Cambourne]] and [[Elsworth]] in [[Cambridgeshire]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000848&SiteName=elsworth&countyCode=&responsiblePerson= |title=Designated Sites View: Elsworth Wood | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 27 November 2016}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000848%27 |title=Map of Elsworth Wood|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 27 November 2016}}</ref>


This site has three different uncommon types of woodland. It is mainly coppiced [[field maple]], with a varied shrub layer and the ground flora is mainly [[dog's mercury]] and [[Hyacinthoides non-scripta|bluebells]], together with a considerable population of [[oxlip]]s. There are several nationally uncommon beetles, such as the [[rove beetle]] ''[[Stichoglossa semirufa]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000848.pdf|title=Elsworth Wood citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 27 November 2016}}</ref>
This site has three different uncommon types of woodland. It is mainly coppiced [[field maple]], with a varied shrub layer and the ground flora is mainly [[dog's mercury]] and [[Hyacinthoides non-scripta|bluebells]], together with a considerable population of [[oxlip]]s. There are several nationally uncommon beetles, such as the [[rove beetle]] ''[[Stichoglossa semirufa]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000848.pdf|title= Elsworth Wood citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher= Natural England|access-date= 27 November 2016|archive-date= 24 October 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121024194749/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000848.pdf|url-status= dead}}</ref>


The site is private land with no public access.
The site is private land with no public access.
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[[Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cambridgeshire]]
[[Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cambridgeshire]]

Latest revision as of 11:56, 31 August 2024

Elsworth Wood
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationCambridgeshire
Grid referenceTL 312 618[1]
InterestBiological
Area6.9 hectares[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Elsworth Wood is a 6.9-hectare (17-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Cambourne and Elsworth in Cambridgeshire.[1][2]

This site has three different uncommon types of woodland. It is mainly coppiced field maple, with a varied shrub layer and the ground flora is mainly dog's mercury and bluebells, together with a considerable population of oxlips. There are several nationally uncommon beetles, such as the rove beetle Stichoglossa semirufa.[3]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Elsworth Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Map of Elsworth Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Elsworth Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
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