Old Sulehay Forest

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|name= Old Sulehay Forest

|aos= Northamptonshire

|interest=Biological

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|area= 34.8 hectares

|notifydate= 1984

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Old Sulehay Forest is a {{convert|34.8|hectare|acre|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of King's Cliffe in Northamptonshire.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002085&SiteName=sulehay&countyCode=&responsiblePerson= |title=Designated Sites View: Old Sulehay Forest | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 20 December 2016}}{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002085%27|title=Map of Old Sulehay Forest|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 20 December 2016}} It is part of the {{convert|85|hectare|acre|adj=on}} Old Sulehay nature reserve, which is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.{{cite web|url= http://www.wildlifebcn.org/reserves/old-sulehay |title= Old Sulehay |publisher= Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire |access-date= 20 December 2016}}

This ancient forest has a number of different soil conditions and coppice types, and the ground flora is diverse. Abundant herbs include dog's mercury, bracken, bramble, ramsons, wood anemone and bluebells.{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002085.pdf |title=Old Sulehay Forest citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 20 December 2016}}

There is access by footpaths from Wansford Road.