Buff Wood
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
 Location of Buff Wood. | |
| Area of search | Cambridgeshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 282 503[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 15.8 hectares[1] |
| Notification date | 1984[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Buff Wood is a 15.8-hectare (39-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hatley in Cambridgeshire.[1][2] It is owned by the Hatley Park Estate and was formerly managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
This site is ecologically diverse boulder clay woodland, with a range of wildflowers, including oxlips and the uncommon green hellebore. There are butterflies such as brimstones, large whites, orange-tips and speckled woods.[3]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Buff Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ↑ "Map of Buff Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
- ↑ "Buff Wood". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2016.
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