Perry Woods

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|image= Perry West Wood 2.jpg

|image_caption = Perry West Wood

|name= Perry Woods

|aos= Cambridgeshire

|interest=Biological

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|area= 67.9 hectares

|notifydate= 1983

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Perry Woods is a {{convert|67.9|hectare|acre|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Kimbolton in Cambridgeshire. It is composed of three woods, the larger Perry West Wood and the smaller Perry Wood and Ash Wood.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002166&SiteName=perry&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=|title=Designated Sites View: Perry Woods | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 9 January 2017}}{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002166%27|title=Map of Perry Woods|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 9 January 2017}}

These ancient woods are of the ash/maple type, an increasingly scarce habitat over its range in lowland England. The rich ground flora includes plants indicative of ancient woodland such as wood melick and early-purple orchid. A system of rides provides valuable habitats for invertebrates.{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002166.pdf|title=Perry Woods citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate=9 January 2017|archive-date=10 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120510072000/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002166.pdf|url-status=dead}}

There is access to Perry West Wood from a footpath along its northern boundary.

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Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Cambridgeshire

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