Hampstead Heath Woods
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Path in Ken Wood | |
Location | Greater London |
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Grid reference | TQ270875 TQ271870 |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 16.6 hectares |
Notification | 1990 |
Location map | Magic Map |
Hampstead Heath Woods is a 16.6-hectare (41-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden. It is in two separate areas within Hampstead Heath, North Wood between Kenwood House and Hampstead Lane, and the larger Ken Wood, south of Kenwood House.[1][2]
The site has many old and over-mature trees, and extensive dead wood which provides a habitat for invertebrates, including the nationally rare jewel beetle Agrilus pannonicus. This type of canopy is uncommon nationally and very scarce in Greater London. The main trees are sessile oak and beech, with a few pedunculate oaks and wild service trees. The shrub layer is dominated by holly and rowan. Next to Ken Wood is a small valley which has soft-rush, six sphagnum species and water horsetail.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Hampstead Heath Woods citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ "Map of Hampstead Heath Woods". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
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