Combe Wood and Linkenholt Hanging

Combe Wood and Linkenholt Hanging is a 106.5-hectare (263-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Hungerford in Berkshire.[1][2] It is in the North Wessex Downs, which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[3]

Combe Wood and Linkenholt Hanging
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of SearchBerkshire
Grid referenceSU 357 595[1]
InterestBiological
Area106.5 hectares (263 acres)[1]
Notification1987[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Most of this site is semi-natural woodland on rendzina (humus-rich and shallow) soils. There are also areas of woods on chalk and acid soils, together with some chalk grassland and scrub. The woods have many fallow deer and birds while the grassland has a rich chalk flora and a variety of insects.[3]

Fauna

The site has the following animals:[3]

Mammals

Birds

Invertebrates

Flora

The site has the following flora:[3][4]

Trees

Plants

Lichens

  • Bacidia biatorina
  • Bacidia atropurpurea
  • Opegrapha ochrocheila
  • Pertusaria hemisphaerica
  • Thelotrema lepadinum
  • Strangospora ochrophora
  • Peltigera horizontalis

Mosses

Access

The site is crossed by public footpaths.

References

  1. "Designated Sites View: Combe Wood and Linkenholt Hanging". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. "Map of Combe Wood and Linkenholt Hanging". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  3. "Site Name: Combe Wood and Linkenholt Hanging" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
  4. "Condition of SSSI Units for Site Combe Wood and Linkenholt Hanging SSSI". Natural England. Retrieved 2017-03-18.

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