Brackland Rough
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Cambridgeshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 633 697[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 10.7 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1984[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Brackland Rough is a 10.7-hectare (26-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Fordham in Cambridgeshire.[1][2] It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire as Fordham Woods.[3]
This wet woodland site has semi-natural alder coppice, with ash, crack willow and silver birch. The ground flora has tall fens, together with herbs such as marsh marigold and yellow flag.[4]
There is access by a footpath from River Lane.
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Brackland Rough". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Map of Brackland Rough". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Fordham Woods". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Brackland Rough citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
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