Swineshead Wood
{{Infobox SSSI
|image=Footpath through the Wood. - geograph.org.uk - 163077.jpg
|name=Swineshead Wood
|aos=Bedfordshire
|interest=Biological
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|area=21.6 hectares
|notifydate=1985
|map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001520%27 Magic Map]
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Swineshead Wood is a {{convert|21.6|hectare|acre|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Swineshead in Bedfordshire, England.
Overview
It is owned by the Woodland Trust, and the local planning authority is Bedford Borough Council.{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001520.pdf |title=Swineshead Wood citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 1 September 2015}}{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001520%27|title=Map of Swineshead Wood|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 1 September 2015}}
The site is wet woodland which has structural and biological diversity. The most common trees are pedunculate oak and ash and on heavy clay, and bluebells and dog's mercury dominate the ground flora.
There is access from Sandye Lane, which runs along the wood's southern border.
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References
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External links
- [http://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/wood/4813/swineshead-spanoak-woods/ Swineshead & Spanoak Woods, Woodland Trust]
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Category:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Bedfordshire