Brackland Rough
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationCambridgeshire
Grid referenceTL 633 697[1]
InterestBiological
Area10.7 hectares[1]
Notification1984[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Brackland Rough is a 10.7-hectare (26-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Fordham in Cambridgeshire.[1][2] It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire as Fordham Woods.[3]

This wet woodland site has semi-natural alder coppice, with ash, crack willow and silver birch. The ground flora has tall fens, together with herbs such as marsh marigold and yellow flag.[4]

There is access by a footpath from River Lane.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Brackland Rough". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Map of Brackland Rough". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Fordham Woods". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Brackland Rough citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
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