Shabbington Woods Complex

Shabbington Woods Complex
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Area of Search	Buckinghamshire
Grid reference	SP615110
Interest	Biological
Area	305.6 hectares
Notification	1987
Location map	Magic Map

Shabbington Woods Complex is a 305.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest ((SSSI) between Horton-cum-Studley and Worminghall in Buckinghamshire. It comprises Shabbington Wood, Bernwood Forest, Hell Coppice, Oakley Wood and York's Wood.^[1]^[2] Shabbington Wood is owned by the Forestry Commission,^[3] and a small area of 7.5 hectares called Bernwood Meadows is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.^[4]

The site is the largest remnant of the former Royal Forest of Bernwood. Other remnants are SSSIs in Oxfordshire. In this site only a small area of ancient woodland survives, and the main interest is the rich insect fauna. There are also two unimproved meadows, bounded by mature hedges, and several ponds. Over forty species of butterfly have been recorded, including the rare Duke of Burgundy.^[1]

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References

1 2 "Shabbington Woods Complex citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
↑ "Map of Shabbington Woods Complex". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
↑ "Shabbington Wood, a Forestry Commission England wood". Woodland Trust. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
↑ "Bernwood Meadows". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 14 October 2015.

Coordinates: 51°47′42″N 1°06′32″W / 51.795°N 1.109°W / 51.795; -1.109

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