Hawkcombe Woods
Nature reserve in Somerset, England
Hawkcombe Woods is a national nature reserve near Porlock on Exmoor, Somerset, England.[1]
The 101 hectares (250 acres) woodlands are notable for their lichens, heath fritillary butterfly, red wood ant colonies, dead wood invertebrates and ancient pollards.[2]
They are part of the North Exmoor Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Hawkcombe head
Hawkcombe head is a Mesolithic flint working site. [3] Radiocarbon dating of flint tools and charcoal shows the site was occupied between 6390 and 6210 BC.[4] The possible site of a building with hearths has been identified through archaeological excavation.[5]
References
- ^ "Hawkcombe Woods NNR". Natural England. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ "Proposed National Nature Reserves at Hawkcombe and Tarr Steps" (PDF). Exmoor National Park. 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2008. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ "MSO7889 - Hawkcombe Head and Ven Combe Mesolithic flint working sites (Monument)". Exmoor National Park Historic Environment Record. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ Gardiner, Paula. "Crossing the Water: Hunter-Gatherers in a changing World". Weston-super-Mare Archaeological and Natural History Society. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
- ^ "Historical Environment Review 2003" (PDF). Exmoor National Park. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
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Biological Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset
- Aller and Beer Woods
- Aller Hill
- Asham Wood
- Axbridge Hill and Fry's Hill
- Babcary Meadows
- Barle Valley
- Barrington Hill Meadows
- Berrow Dunes
- Black Down and Sampford Commons
- Brean Down
- Bridgwater Bay
- Briggins Moor
- Catcott, Edington and Chilton Moors
- Chancellor's Farm
- Cheddar Complex
- Cheddar Reservoir
- Cheddar Wood
- Cleeve Hill
- Cogley Wood
- Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill
- Curry and Hay Moors
- Deadman
- Draycott Sleights
- Dunster Park and Heathlands
- East Polden Grasslands
- Ebbor Gorge
- Edford Woods and Meadows
- Exmoor Coastal Heaths
- Fivehead Woods and Meadow
- Freshmoor
- Friar's Oven
- Ge-mare Farm Fields
- Great Breach and Copley Woods
- Grove Farm
- Hardington Moor
- Hestercombe House
- Holme Moor & Clean Moor
- King's Sedgemoor
- Kingdown and Middledown
- Kingweston Meadows
- Lang's Farm
- Langford Heathfield
- Langmead and Weston Level
- Long Lye
- Long Lye Meadow
- Longleat Woods
- Millwater
- Moorlinch
- Nettlecombe Park
- North Brewham Meadows
- North Curry Meadow
- North Exmoor
- North Moor
- Old Iron Works, Mells
- Perch
- Porlock Ridge and Saltmarsh
- Postlebury Wood
- Priddy Pools
- Prior's Park & Adcombe Wood
- Quantock Hills
- Quants
- Ringdown
- River Barle
- Rodney Stoke
- Roebuck Meadows
- Ruttersleigh
- Severn Estuary
- Shapwick Heath
- Sharpham Moor Plot
- South Exmoor
- Southey and Gotleigh Moors
- Southlake Moor
- Sparkford Wood
- St. Dunstan's Well Catchment
- Stowell Meadow
- Street Heath
- Tealham and Tadham Moors
- Thurlbear Wood and Quarrylands
- Twinhills Woods and Meadows
- Vallis Vale
- Walton and Ivythorn Hills
- West Moor
- West Sedgemoor
- Westhay Heath
- Westhay Moor
- Wet Moor
- Whitevine Meadows
- Windsor Hill Marsh
- Wookey Hole
- Woolhayes Farm
- Neighbouring areas
- Avon
- Devon
- Dorset
- Wiltshire
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