Short Wood and Southwick Wood

{{Short description|Nature reserve in Northamptonshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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|aos= Northamptonshire

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|area= 25.3 hectares

|notifydate= 1985

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Short Wood and Southwick Wood is a {{convert|54.7|hectare|acre|adj=on}} nature reserve north-west of Oundle in Northamptonshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.{{cite web|url= http://www.wildlifebcn.org/reserves/short-wood |title= Short Wood and Southwick Wood |publisher= Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire |accessdate= 23 April 2017}} Short Wood is a {{convert|25.3|hectare|acre|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003752&SiteName=short&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Short Wood | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 23 April 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271003752%27 |title=Map of Short Wood|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 23 April 2017}}

The site is a small remnant of the medieval royal hunting Rockingham Forest. Short Wood is ancient semi-natural woodland with the dominant trees being ash and pedunculate oak. Flora include several local rarities such as wood speedwell, bird's nest orchid and greater butterfly orchid.{{cite web|url= http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1003752.pdf|title=Short Wood citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 23 April 2017}} Southwick Wood lost its elms in the late 1960s due to Dutch elm disease, and it now has oak, ash, field maple and hazel.

There is access from the road between Southwick and Glapthorn, which passes between the two woods.