Workmans Wood, Sheepscombe

Example - Red Helleborine in a woodland setting (Cephalanthera rubra)
Workmans Wood
Shown within Gloucestershire

Workmans Wood (grid reference SO900109) is a wood just to the east of the village of Sheepscombe, in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire. It is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest being part of the Cotswold Commons And Beechwoods SSSI.[1] The Wood is part of a designated National Nature Reserve (NNR).[2]

Significant species

It is of particular importance as one of only three extant sites in Britain for the Red Helleborine Cephalanthera rubra.[3][4][5]

A small colony of this plant grows in the centre of the wood. Netting is used to protect the plants from disturbance.

References

  1. Natural England SSSI information which covers the Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods being citation, map and unit details
  2. Natural England information on the woods and commons which make up the NNR
  3. Species distribution map for Cephalanthera rubra, NBN Gateway, retrieved 25 February 2010
  4. Fisher, John (1991) A colour guide to rare wild flowers ISBN 0-09-470780-4 Constable books, London
  5. Kitchen, Clare, Mark A. R. Kitchen and Ian Carle (2008) Stephen Bishop's New Flora of Gloucestershire Part 2: the distribution maps The Gloucestershire Naturalist No. 14 Gloucestershire Naturalists ' Society, page 232

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Coordinates: 51°47′48″N 2°08′47″W / 51.79666°N 2.14641°W / 51.79666; -2.14641


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