| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Hampshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 573 190 [1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 16.6 hectares (41 acres) [1] |
| Notification | 1988 [1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
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]
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
- ^ a b c d "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.
50°58′05″N 1°11′06″W / 50.968°N 1.185°W
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
|
| |
| Location | Hampshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 573 190 [1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 16.6 hectares (41 acres) [1] |
| Notification | 1988 [1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
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]
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
- ^ a b c d "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.
50°58′05″N 1°11′06″W / 50.968°N 1.185°W