Short Wood and Southwick Wood facts for kids
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Area of Search | Northamptonshire |
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| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 25.3 hectares |
| Notification | 1985 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Short Wood and Southwick Wood is a 54.7 hectare nature reserve north-west of Oundle in Northamptonshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Short Wood is a 25.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.
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. Southwick Wood lost its elms in the late 1960s due to Dutch elm disease, and it now has oak, ash, field maple and hazel.
There is access from the road between Southwick and Glapthorn, which passes between the two woods.
