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Widdenton Park Wood

Widdenton Park Wood

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Widdenton Park Wood is a 23.5-hectare (58-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest west of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. It is on the site of a medieval deer park going back to the fourteenth century, and most of it is in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[1][2][3]

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The wood is ancient semi-natural oak-beech woodland, which supports a varied flora including several uncommon species. The most important feature is a number of extensive spring-fed mires, dominated by willow and birch. There are also areas of beech woodland and marshy grassland.[1]

The site is open to the public,[3] and there is access by footpaths from Marlow Road.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Widdenton Park Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Map of Widdenton Park Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 October 2015.
  3. [3]
    "Unlocking Buckinghamshire's Past: BCC record ID 0446600000". Buckinghamshire County Council. Retrieved 13 October 2015.

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