Andrew's Wood
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Andrews Wood, is a nature reserve
managed by the Devon Wildlife Trust
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It is also a 23.5 hectare
biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, notified in 1952.
The site supports the largest colony of Heath Lobelia (Lobelia urens) in Great Britain
. In 2009, 9828 plants were recorded..
Nature reserve
A nature reserve is a protected area of importance for wildlife, flora, fauna or features of geological or other special interest, which is reserved and managed for conservation and to provide special opportunities for study or research...
managed by the Devon Wildlife Trust
Devon Wildlife Trust
The Devon Wildlife Trust is a member of The Wildlife Trusts partnership covering the county of Devon, England. It is a registered charity, established in 1962 as the Devon Naturalists Trust, and its aim is to safeguard the future of the county's urban, rural and marine wildlife and its...
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It is also a 23.5 hectare
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, notified in 1952.
The site supports the largest colony of Heath Lobelia (Lobelia urens) in Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
. In 2009, 9828 plants were recorded..