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Sheephouse Wood

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SP703235

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Area of search
  
Buckinghamshire

Interest
  
Biological

Area
  
57 ha

Notification
  
1986

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Sheephouse Wood is a 56.9 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Charndon in Buckinghamshire.

Map of Sheephouse Wood, United Kingdom

The site has ancient pedunculate oak woodland with diverse ground flora, typical breeding birds and some uncommon invertebrates. It is located on very poorly drained Oxford clay in the Vale of Aylesbury, and there are many small streams. Much of the woods have been woodland has been coppiced. Wet areas have maple and ash. The ground flora is dominated by brambles and bluebells. Invertebrates include the rare black hairstreak butterfly and ground-hopper tetrix subulata.

There is access by footpaths from Calvert. Some areas have notices: "No public right of way: nature conservation area".

References

Sheephouse Wood Wikipedia