Waresley and Gransden Woods

Waresley and Gransden Woods is a 50-hectare (120-acre) nature reserve between Waresley and Great Gransden in Cambridgeshire, England. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. The site is a 54.2-hectare (134-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest called Waresley Wood, with slightly different boundaries (but including Gransden Wood).[2][1][3]

Waresley Wood
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationCambridgeshire
Grid referenceTL 262 548[1]
InterestBiological
Area54.2 hectares[1]
Notification1983[1]
Location mapMagic Map

This ancient woodland is mainly ash, field maple and hazel. There are also rides with diverse flora such as the herbs bush vetch, meadowsweet, greater burnet-saxifrage and self-heal.[4]

There is access by a path from Waresley Road.

References
  1. "Designated Sites View: Waresley Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  2. "Waresley and Gransden Woods". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  3. "Map of Waresley Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  4. "Waresley Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
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