Perry Woods

Perry Woods
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Perry West Wood
Area of Search Cambridgeshire
Grid reference TL 136 664 [1]
Interest Biological
Area 67.9 hectares[1]
Notification 1983[1]
Location map Magic Map

Perry Woods is a 67.9 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Kimbolton in Cambridgeshire. It is composed of three woods, the larger Perry West Wood and the smaller Perry Wood and Ash Wood.[1][2]

These ancient woods are of the ash/maple type, an increasingly scarce habitat over its range in lowland England. The rich ground flora includes plants indicative of ancient woodland such as wood melick and early-purple orchid. A system of rides provides valuable habitats for invertebrates.[3]

There is access to Perry West Wood from a footpath along its northern boundary.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Perry Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. ↑ "Map of Perry Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Perry Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 January 2017.

Coordinates: 52°17′02″N 0°20′10″W / 52.284°N 0.336°W / 52.284; -0.336

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