Brooks Head Grove
{{Short description|Biological Site of Special Scientific Interest}}
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{{Infobox SSSI
|image=File:Hornbeam Barnet Gate Wood 3.JPG
|image_caption=Example - Hornbeam in a wood (Carpinus betulus)
|name=Brooks Head Grove
|aos=Gloucestershire
|interest=Biological
|gridref={{gbmappingsmall|SO586145}}
|coordinates = {{coord|51.828027|-2.601418|type:landmark_region:GB|display=inline,title}}
|area=11.9 hectare
|notifydate=1986
|enref=1003872
}}
Brooks Head Grove ({{gbmapping|SO586145}}) is an {{convert|11.9|ha|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1986.[http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/sssi_details.cfm?sssi_id=1003872 Natural England SSSI information on the citation][http://www.fdean.gov.uk/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=6464&tt=graphic Forest of Dean District Local Plan Review, adopted November 2005, Appendix D 'Nature Conservation Site Designations Within the Forest of Dean District', Sites of Special Scientific Interest] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192727/http://www.fdean.gov.uk/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=6464&tt=graphic |date=29 October 2013 }} The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).[http://www.fdean.gov.uk/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=6464&tt=graphic Forest of Dean District Local Plan Review, adopted November 2005, Appendix D 'Nature Conservation Site Designations Within the Forest of Dean District', Key Wildlife Sites] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029192727/http://www.fdean.gov.uk/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=6464&tt=graphic |date=29 October 2013 }}
Location and habitat
It is situated within the Wye Valley Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is at the head of a small side valley of the River Wye south of English Bicknor. It overlies Carboniferous Lower dolomite and Lower Limestone Shales
which produces calcareous soils. It is part of the range of ancient broadleaved woodlands in the Wye Valley. In this vast collection of woodland there are many rare and local species. These include Large-leaved Lime and Whitebeam,
and trees near the edge of their European range such as Hornbeam.
References
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SSSI Source
- [http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/sssi_details.cfm?sssi_id=1003872 Natural England SSSI information on the citation]
- [http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/unitlist.cfm?sssi_id=1003872 Natural England SSSI information on the Brooks Head Grove units]
External links
- [http://www.naturalengland.org.uk Natural England] (SSSI information)
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Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire
Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1986
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