Garnetts Wood and Barnston Lays

Garnetts Wood and Barnston Lays
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Garnetts Wood
Area of Search	Essex
Grid reference	TL636182
Interest	Biological
Area	25.0 hectares
Notification	1985
Location map	Magic Map

Garnetts Wood and Barnston Lays is a 25 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest two miles south of Great Dunmow in Essex. It is owned and managed by Essex County Council "for quiet public recreation".^[1]^[2]

The site is coppiced woodland, mostly ancient, on glacial silt, sands, gravels and clay soils. It contains some of the best lime woodland in the county. The ground flora are mainly brambles and dog's mercury, with some wood sorrel and bluebells. There are two ponds, which have the unusual water purslane.^[1]

There is access from Bishop's Green.^[2]

References

1 2 "Garnetts Wood and Barnston Lays citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 December 2015.
1 2 "Map of Garnetts Wood and Barnston Lays". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 22 December 2015.

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Coordinates: 51°50′20″N 0°22′26″E / 51.8389°N 0.374°E / 51.8389; 0.374

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