Stour and Copperas Woods, Ramsey

Stour and Copperas Woods, Ramsey
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Copperas Wood
Area of Search	Essex
Grid reference	TM 190313 TM 202316
Interest	Biological
Area	77.1 hectares
Notification	1984
Location map	Magic Map

Stour and Copperas Woods, Ramsey is a 77.1 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Wrabness and Ramsey in Essex.^[1]^[2] It is two separate areas, Stour Wood, which is owned by the Woodland Trust^[3] and managed by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds,^[4] and Copperas Wood, which is owned and managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust.^[5] It is in the Suffolk Coast and Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.^[6]

The site is ancient coppiced woodland on the southern shore of Stour Estuary, and is the only area in the county where woodland and coastal habitats meet. The dominant tree is chestnut, with a ground layer of bramble. Other plants include yellow archangel and dog's mercury.^[1]

The B1362 road runs along the south of both sites, and The Essex Way goes through Copperas Wood.

References

1 2 "Stour and Copperas Woods, Ramsey citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
↑ "Map of Stour and Copperas Woods, Ramsey". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
↑ "Stour Wood". [Woodland Trust. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
↑ "Stour Estuary". Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
↑ "Copperas Wood". Essex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
↑ "Suffolk Coast & Heaths Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Management Plan 2013 - 2018" (PDF). Suffolk Coast & Heaths AONB. p. 76. Retrieved 6 August 2016.

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Coordinates: 51°56′06″N 1°11′02″E / 51.935°N 1.184°E / 51.935; 1.184

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