Short Wood and Southwick Wood
Nature reserve in Northamptonshire, England
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Short Wood and Southwick Wood is a 54.7-hectare (135-acre) nature reserve north-west of Oundle in Northamptonshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[2] Short Wood is a 25.3-hectare (63-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.[1][3]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| |
 Location of Short Wood. | |
| Location | Northamptonshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 015 913[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 25.3 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1985[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
The site is a small remnant of the medieval royal hunting Rockingham Forest. Short Wood is ancient semi-natural woodland with the dominant trees being ash and pedunculate oak. Flora include several local rarities such as wood speedwell, bird's nest orchid and greater butterfly orchid.[4] Southwick Wood lost its elms in the late 1960s due to Dutch elm disease, and it now has oak, ash, field maple and hazel.[2]
There is access from the road between Southwick and Glapthorn, which passes between the two woods.
