Kingsbury Wood is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)[1][2] located between Kingsbury and Freasley in Warwickshire, England.
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
  Location within Warwickshire | |
| Location | Warwickshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SP233976 |
| Coordinates | 52°34′33″N 1°39′27″W / 52.575723°N 1.6576136°W |
| Area | 154.2 acres (0.6240 km2; 0.2409 sq mi) |
| Notification | 1986 |
Description
editKingsbury Wood is an ancient woodland, noted for the diversity of its bird species. Oak and Silver birch dominate most of the woodland in this protected area, over an understorey of hazel. Limestone workings at the site have allowed plant species adapted to alkaline soil to grow here, including fairy flax and twayblade.[1]
Bird species diversity at Kingsbury Woodland includes three species of woodpecker, six species of tits and six species of warbler. Treecreeper, tawny owl and woodcock have also been recorded here.[1]
All of the land within the site designated as Kingsbury Wood SSSI is owned by the Ministry of Defence.[3] The whole protected area is located inside Kingsbury Rifle Range[4] (access is closed when red flags are flying).
References
edit- ^ a b c "SSSI detail". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
- ^ "Protected Planet | Kingsbury Wood". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
- ^ "Mapping the habitats of England's ten largest institutional landowners". Who owns England?. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2024-10-27.
- ^ "Rifle Range". www.hastilow.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-10-27.