Andrew's Wood

Andrew's Wood
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Andrew's Wood is located in Devon
Andrew's Wood
Location within Devon
LocationDevon
Grid referenceSX708515
Coordinates50°20′59″N 3°49′00″W / 50.349661°N 3.816638°W / 50.349661; -3.816638
InterestBiological
Area23.5ha
Notification1952 (1952)
Natural England website

Andrews Wood, (near Modbury in Devon), is a nature reserve managed by the Devon Wildlife Trust.[1]

It is also a 23.5 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, notified in 1952. [2]

The site supports the largest colony of Heath Lobelia (Lobelia urens) in Great Britain. In 2009, 9828 plants were recorded.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Homepage | Devon Wildlife Trust".
  2. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ Wild Devon The Magazine of the Devon Wildlife Trust,page 9 Winter 2009 edition


Stub icon

This Devon location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.