Galley Down Wood
Galley Down Wood is a 16.6-hectare (41-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Bishop's Waltham in Hampshire.[1][2]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Area of Search | Hampshire |
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| Grid reference | SU 573 190[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 16.6 hectares (41 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1988[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
This wood, which was planted with beech trees in around 1930, has a well developed beech flora. Flowering plants include bird's-nest orchid, white helleborine, greater butterfly-orchid, common spotted orchid and the nationally rare long-leaved helleborine.[3]
References
- "Designated Sites View: Galley Down Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- "Map of Galley Down Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
- "Galley Down Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 May 2020.
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