Pads Wood

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|name= Pads Wood

|aos= West Sussex

|interest=Biological

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|area= {{convert|22.2|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1984

|map=[https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000610%27 Magic Map]

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Pads Wood is a {{convert| 22.2|ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Midhurst in West Sussex.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000610&SiteName=&countyCode=46&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Pads Wood | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 3 May 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000610%27 |title=Map of Pads Wood|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 3 May 2019}}

This ancient coppiced wood is mainly hazel and sweet chestnut with pedunculate oak and ash standards. The site has a rich lichen flora, most of which are epiphytic on the oak and ash standards, and a woodland ride has a rich display of flowering plants.{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000610.pdf |title=Pads Wood citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 3 May 2019}}

The site is private land with no public access.