Great Thrift Wood

Great Thrift Wood is a 14.2-hectare (35-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cox Green in Berkshire.[1][2]

Great Thrift Wood

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search	Berkshire
Grid reference	SU 871 782[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	14.2 hectares (35 acres)[1]
Notification	1984[1]
Location map	Magic Map

The site is a broadleaved, mixed and yew woodland located in a lowland area.[3]

History

The wood was classed in 1984 as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[4]

Flora

The site has the following Flora:[4]

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

References

1. "Designated Sites View: Great Thrift Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
2. "Map of Great Thrift Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 December 2019.
3. "Condition of SSSI Units for Site Great Thrift Wood SSSI". Natural England. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
4. "SITE NAME: GREAT THRIFT WOOD" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-03-06.