Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
![]() Sandford Mill Wood flooded | |
Location | Berkshire |
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Grid reference | SU 782 733[1] |
Coordinates | 51°27′11″N 0°52′34″W / 51.453°N 0.876°W |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 2.3 hectares (5.7 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1985[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Lodge Wood and Sandford Mill is a 2.3-hectare (5.7-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Woodley in Berkshire.[1][2]
This site consists of two small wet woodlands bordering the River Loddon.[3]
History
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Lodge Wood is first shown on John Rocque's map of Berkshire in 1761.[3] In 1953 part of the site was included in the Loddon Valley SSSI.[3]
Flora
[edit]The site has the following Flora:[3]
Trees
[edit]- Cornus
- Fraxinus
- Sambucus
- Quercus robur
- Hazel
- Alder
- Salix fragilis
- Prunus spinosa
- Ribes sylvestre
- Crataegus
- Euonymus
Plants
[edit]- Leucojum aestivum (the Loddon Lily)
- Urtica dioica
- Galium aparine
- Glechoma hederacea
- Primula vulgaris
- Anemone nemorosa
- Mercurialis perennis
- Ranunculus ficaria
- Caltha palustris
- Adoxa moschatellina
- Hyacinthoides non-scripta
- Narcissus pseudonarcissus
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Lodge Wood and Sandford Mill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ "Map of Lodge Wood and Sandford Mill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Lodge Wood and Sandford Mill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 January 2020.