Brooks Head Grove

Brooks Head Grove (grid reference SO586145) is an 11.9-hectare (29-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1986.[1][2] The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).[3]

Brooks Head Grove
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Example - Hornbeam in a wood (Carpinus betulus)
Location within Gloucestershire
Area of SearchGloucestershire
Grid referenceSO586145
Coordinates51.828027°N 2.601418°W / 51.828027; -2.601418
InterestBiological
Area11.9 hectare
Notification1986
Natural England website

Location and habitat

It is situated within the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is at the head of a small side valley of the River Wye south of English Bicknor. It overlies Carboniferous Lower dolomite and Lower Limestone Shales which produces calcareous soils. It is part of the range of ancient broadleaved woodlands in the Wye Valley. In this vast collection of woodland there are many rare and local species. These include Large-leaved Lime and Whitebeam, and trees near the edge of their European range such as Hornbeam.[1]

References
  1. Natural England SSSI information on the citation
  2. Forest of Dean District Local Plan Review, adopted November 2005, Appendix D 'Nature Conservation Site Designations Within the Forest of Dean District', Sites of Special Scientific Interest Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Forest of Dean District Local Plan Review, adopted November 2005, Appendix D 'Nature Conservation Site Designations Within the Forest of Dean District', Key Wildlife Sites Archived 29 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine

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