Badby Wood
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | Northamptonshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SP 563 582[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 47.2 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1985[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Badby Wood is a 47.2-hectare (117-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) south of Badby in Northamptonshire.[1][2]
This is ancient semi-natural woodland on acidic soils, and it has been forested for over 700 years. It is mainly pedunculate oak, with varied ground flora including creeping soft-grass, wood anemone, yellow archangel and bluebell. A small marsh has very diverse herbs.[3]
There is access by footpaths from Badby. Much of the eastern half of the wood falls outside the SSSI.[2]
