Potter Hanworth Wood

footpath crossing in the wood

Potter Hanworth Wood (grid reference TF070670) is a 32.0 hectare woodland in North Kesteven, Lincolnshire, England. The site was notified as a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1968.[1] The site is also listed in the Nature Conservation Review.

Site description

Potterhanworth Wood is adjacent to the now drained fenland of the Witham Valley. The dominant canopy tree is Small-leaved Lime Tilia cordata; in places the wood consists of pure stands of this species, but elsewhere a variety of other common trees occur. Historically, the site is known to have been continuously wooded and it has a long history of management using the coppice-with-standards technique.[1]

Wild Service-tree Sorbus torminalis is found in the wood. The ground flora contains a large number of Ancient Woodland Indicator species.[1]

18th century enclosure maps of Potterhanworth show that the modern Potterhanworth Wood was then much larger consisting of Norman Hagg Wood in the south, Great Wood in the middle and Quern or Queen Dike Wood in the north.[2]

Invertebrates

The Poplar Lutestring moth occurs here.[1]

Birds

The wood supports a breeding bird community characteristic of ancient woodlands, including Woodcock, and it also contains a small heronry.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "SSSI declaration" (PDF).
  2. ↑ "History of Thurgarton".

Coordinates: 53°11′22″N 0°24′00″W / 53.18934°N 0.40004°W / 53.18934; -0.40004

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