Widdenton Park Wood

Widdenton Park Wood
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Spring dominated by horsetail, which gives it an ethereal look
Area of Search	Buckinghamshire
Grid reference	SU817915
Interest	Biological
Area	23.5 hectares
Notification	1986
Location map	Magic Map

Widdenton Park Wood is a 23.5 hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest west of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. It is on the site of a medieval deer park going back to the fourteenth century, and most of it is in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.^[1]^[2]^[3]

The wood is ancient semi-natural oak-beech woodland, which supports a varied flora including several uncommon species. The most important feature is a number of extensive spring-fed mires, dominated by willow and birch. There are also areas of beech woodland and marshy grassland.^[1]

The site is open to the public,^[3] and there is access by footpaths from Marlow Road.^[2]

References

1 2 "Widdenton Park Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
1 2 "Map of Widdenton Park Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
1 2 "Unlocking Buckinghamshire's Past: BCC record ID 0446600000". Buckinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

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Coordinates: 51°37′01″N 0°49′14″W / 51.616849°N 0.820652°W / 51.616849; -0.820652

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