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Coombe Wood and The Lythe

Coordinates: 51°06′18″N 0°55′59″W / 51.105°N 0.933°W / 51.105; -0.933
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Coombe Wood and The Lythe
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Footpath through Coombe Wood
LocationHampshire
Grid referenceSU 748 345[1]
InterestBiological
Area44.0 hectares (109 acres)[1]
Notification1984[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Coombe Wood and The Lythe is a 44-hectare (110-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Bordon in Hampshire.[1][2] It is part of East Hampshire Hangers Special Area of Conservation[3] and Combe Wood is a National Trust property.[4]

This site has woods on Wealden Upper Greensand with a rich bryophyte flora and calcareous ground flora, especially green hellebore and violet helleborine. There are also meadows bordering a stream and an oak and hazel wood on Gault clay.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Coombe Wood and The Lythe". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of Coombe Wood and The Lythe". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Designated Sites View: East Hampshire Hangers". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Coombe Wood". National Trust. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
  5. ^ "Coombe Wood and The Lythe citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 May 2020.

51°06′18″N 0°55′59″W / 51.105°N 0.933°W / 51.105; -0.933