Galley Down Wood
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationHampshire
Grid referenceSU 573 190[1]
InterestBiological
Area16.6 hectares (41 acres)[1]
Notification1988[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Galley Down Wood is a 16.6-hectare (41-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Bishop's Waltham in Hampshire.[1][2]

This wood, which was planted with beech trees in around 1930, has a well developed beech flora. Flowering plants include bird's-nest orchid, white helleborine, greater butterfly-orchid, common spotted orchid and the nationally rare long-leaved helleborine.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Galley Down Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  2. "Map of Galley Down Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
  3. "Galley Down Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 May 2020.

50°58′05″N 1°11′06″W / 50.968°N 1.185°W / 50.968; -1.185

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.