Sheet Hedges Wood
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Template:OSM Location map Sheet Hedges Wood is in the parish of Newtown Linford, and lies some Script error: No such module "convert". north of Groby, in Leicestershire, UK. Script error: No such module "Coordinates". The site is made up of two areas of woodland and a meadow field, all with public access, extending Script error: No such module "convert".. The woodland block is adjacent to the road includes a car park and access trails.
The larger eastern woodland is a Script error: No such module "convert". biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.[1][2] It is typical of ancient woods on clay soils in central and eastern England, and ash is dominant in the canopy, while the shrub layer has hazel, field maple, hawthorn, elder and privet.[3]
Between the two woodland blocks, the fields have had some broadleaved tree planting, and encouragement of natural regeneration. An area of meadow is also managed as a wildflower hay meadow.[4]
The wood and meadow are managed by Leicestershire County Council.[4] Less than Script error: No such module "convert". south is Groby Pool, an area of natural open water, with its own car park. Script error: No such module "convert". north, accessed via a footpath or Groby Lane, is Bradgate Park, a large deer park and open public space.[5]
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- ↑ a b Leicestershire Country Parks, accessed 6 Nov 2016.
- ↑ Woodland Trust: visiting woods
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