Felbrigg Woods

Felbrigg Woods is a 164.6-hectare (407-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Cromer in Norfolk.[1][2] It is the main part of the grounds of Felbrigg Hall, a National Trust property[3] which is listed on the Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England.[4] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2,[5] and it is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[6]

Felbrigg Woods
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of SearchNorfolk
Grid referenceTG 194 400[1]
InterestBiological
Area164.6 hectares (407 acres)[1]
Notification1987[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Ancient trees in this wood have more than fifty species of lichen, including several which are rare in East Anglia. Many of them are indicators of ancient undisturbed woodland. The trees are mainly beech which have been pollarded many years ago, and have massive stools and boles.[7]

References
  1. "Designated Sites View: Felbrigg Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  2. "Map of Felbrigg Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  3. "Felbrigg Hall, Gardens and Estate". National Trust. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
  4. "Felbrigg Hall". Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of Special Historic Interest in England. Historic England. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
  5. Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 60. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
  6. "Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB" (PDF). Norfolk Coast AONB. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  7. "Felbrigg Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 June 2018.

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