Hockering Wood

{{Short description|Woodland in Norfolk, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2025}}

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|image=Looking west on Stone Road - geograph.org.uk - 605164.jpg

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|name= Hockering Wood

|aos= Norfolk

|interest=Biological

|gridref={{gbmappingsmall|TG 072 143}}

|area= {{convert|89.5|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1984

|map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002623%27 Magic Map]

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Hockering Wood is an {{convert| 89.5 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Dereham in Norfolk, England.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002623&SiteName=&countyCode=29&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Hockering Wood | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 12 June 2018}}{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002623%27|title=Map of Hockering Wood|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 12 June 2018}}

This is one of the largest areas of ancient, semi-natural woodland in the county. It has many rare species, especially of bryophytes, and there are ponds which have populations of great crested newts, a protected species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1002623.pdf |title=Hockering Wood citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 12 June 2018}}

The site is private, but is publicly accessible between April and August.