Lodge Wood and Sandford Mill

51°27′11″N 0°52′34″W / 51.453°N 0.876°W / 51.453; -0.876InterestBiologicalArea2.3 hectares (5.7 acres)^[1]Notification1985^[1]Location mapMagic Map

Lodge Wood and Sandford Mill is a 2.3-hectare (5.7-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Woodley in Berkshire.^[1][2]

This site consists of two small wet woodlands bordering the River Loddon.^[3]

History

Lodge Wood is first shown on John Rocque's map of Berkshire in 1761.^[3] In 1953 part of the site was included in the Loddon Valley SSSI.^[3]

Flora

The site has the following Flora:^[3]

Trees

• Cornus
• Fraxinus
• Sambucus
• Quercus robur
• Hazel
• Alder
• Salix fragilis
• Prunus spinosa
• Ribes sylvestre
• Crataegus
• Euonymus

Plants

• Leucojum aestivum (the Loddon Lily)
• Urtica dioica
• Galium aparine
• Glechoma hederacea
• Primula vulgaris
• Anemone nemorosa
• Mercurialis perennis
• Ranunculus ficaria
• Caltha palustris
• Adoxa moschatellina
• Hyacinthoides non-scripta
• Narcissus pseudonarcissus

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Designated Sites View: Lodge Wood and Sandford Mill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
2. ^ "Map of Lodge Wood and Sandford Mill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
3. ^ ^{a b c d} "Lodge Wood and Sandford Mill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 January 2020.