Workmans Wood ( grid reference SO900109) is a wood just to the east of the village of Sheepscombe, in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire. It is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest being part of the Cotswold Commons And Beechwoods SSSI. [1] The Wood is part of a designated national nature reserve (NNR). [2]
It is of particular importance as one of only three extant sites in Britain for the Red Helleborine Cephalanthera rubra. [3] [4] [5]
A small colony of this plant grows in the centre of the wood. Netting is used to protect the plants from disturbance.
51°47′48″N 2°08′47″W / 51.79666°N 2.14641°W
Workmans Wood ( grid reference SO900109) is a wood just to the east of the village of Sheepscombe, in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire. It is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest being part of the Cotswold Commons And Beechwoods SSSI. [1] The Wood is part of a designated national nature reserve (NNR). [2]
It is of particular importance as one of only three extant sites in Britain for the Red Helleborine Cephalanthera rubra. [3] [4] [5]
A small colony of this plant grows in the centre of the wood. Netting is used to protect the plants from disturbance.
51°47′48″N 2°08′47″W / 51.79666°N 2.14641°W