Gamlingay Wood
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Cambridgeshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 241 534[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 48.4 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1983[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Gamlingay Wood is a 48.4-hectare (120-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) north of Gamlingay in Cambridgeshire.[1][2] It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[3]
This is ancient ash/maple woodland on sandy loam soil, an unusual habitat in lowland England. Ground flora include dog's mercury, yellow archangel, wood anemone and the nationally restricted oxlip.[4] The flora is diverse due to the varied soils, and there are hundreds of species of mushrooms and toadstools. Birds include barn owls, garden warblers and blue tits. The 70-hectare (170-acre) Wildlife Trust site includes Sugley Wood, which is not part of the SSSI.[3][5]
There is access from Gamlingay Road and by a footpath from Gamlingay village.
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Gamlingay Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Map of Gamlingay Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ a b "Gamlingay Wood". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Gamlingay Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- ^ "Welcome to Gamlingay and Sugley Wood" (PDF). Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
