Banhaw, Spring and Blackthorn's Woods
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 Footpath through Banhaw Wood | |
| Location | Northamptonshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SP 971 878[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 123.4 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1986[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Banhaw, Spring and Blackthorn's Woods is a 123.4-hectare (305-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Corby in Northamptonshire.[1][2]
These woods are one of the largest remnants of the ancient Royal Forest of Rockingham. They are mainly ash and pedunculate oak on wet calcareous clay soils. The ground flora is diverse, and there are grasses such as tufted hair-grass, rough meadow-grass and wood melick.[3]
There is access to Banhaw Wood by a footpath from Lower Benefield.[2]