Bould Wood
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | Oxfordshire |
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| Grid reference | SP 253 206[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 58.2 hectares (144 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1986[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Bould Wood is a 58.2-hectare (144-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Shipton-under-Wychwood in Oxfordshire.[1][2] An area of 23 hectares (57 acres) is Foxholes nature reserve, which is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[3]
This site is mainly ancient semi-natural woodland, but it also has two streams, a pond and a wet meadow. The lower plant flora is diverse. Fungi include tricholoma toadstools and Cudoniella clavus, while there are lichens such as Cladonia polydactyla, Catillaria prasina and Graphis scripta.[4]
