Workmans Wood, Sheepscombe

Workmans Wood

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Shown within Gloucestershire

Workmans Wood (grid reference SO900109) is a wood just to the east of the village of Sheepscombe, in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire. It is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest being part of the Cotswold Commons And Beechwoods SSSI.^[1] The Wood is part of a designated national nature reserve (NNR).^[2]

Significant species

It is of particular importance as one of only three extant sites in Britain for the Red Helleborine Cephalanthera rubra.^[3]^[4]^[5]

A small colony of this plant grows in the centre of the wood. Netting is used to protect the plants from disturbance.

^ Natural England SSSI information which covers the Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods being citation, map and unit details
^ Natural England information on the woods and commons which make up the NNR
^ Species distribution map for Cephalanthera rubra, NBN Gateway, retrieved 25 February 2010
^ Fisher, John (1991) A colour guide to rare wild flowers ISBN 0-09-470780-4 Constable books, London
^ Kitchen, Clare, Mark A. R. Kitchen and Ian Carle (2008) Stephen Bishop's New Flora of Gloucestershire Part 2: the distribution maps The Gloucestershire Naturalist No. 14 Gloucestershire Naturalists ' Society, page 232