Holystone North Wood

Holystone North Wood
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Holystone North Wood is located in Northumberland
Holystone North Wood
Location within Northumberland
LocationNorthumberland
Grid referenceNT945028
Coordinates55°19′09″N 2°05′18″W / 55.319241°N 2.0882140°W / 55.319241; -2.0882140
Area36.5 acres (0.1477 km2; 0.05703 sq mi)
Notification1984

Holystone North Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)[1][2] in Northumberland National Park, Northumberland, England. It is located near the village of Holystone. The woodland was historically an oak coppice.

Details

The woodland is dominated by sessile oak. Some of these trees are more than 100 years old. The spring flowering perennial herb called wood anemone is also found in this protected area. Within a wet patch of this protected area, the plant lesser twayblade has been recorded.[1] The moss Leucobryum glaucum is widespread here. In 1999, a survey of bat diversity found four species: pipestrelle bat, daubentons bat, natterers bat and whiskered bat.[3]

This woodland has been continuously wooded since at least 1700.[1]

Land ownership and management

All of the land within Holystone North Wood SSSI is owned by the Forestry Commission.[4][5] The site is managed by the Northumberland Wildlife Trust.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c "SSSI detail". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  2. ^ "Protected Planet | Holystone North Wood". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  3. ^ a b "Holystone North Wood | Northumberland Wildlife Trust". www.nwt.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  4. ^ "Holystone Wood". Forestry England. Retrieved 2024-11-22.
  5. ^ "Mapping the habitats of England's ten largest institutional landowners". Who owns England?. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2024-11-22.