Workman's Wood, Sheepscombe
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Workman's Wood is a wood just to the east of the village of Sheepscombe, in the Cotswolds
, Gloucestershire
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It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest
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It is of particular importance as one of only three extant sites in Britain for the Red Helleborine
Cephalanthera rubra.
A small colony of this plant grows in the centre of the wood. Netting is used to protect the plants from disturbance.
Cotswolds
The Cotswolds are a range of hills in west-central England, sometimes called the Heart of England, an area across and long. The area has been designated as the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty...
, Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
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It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...
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It is of particular importance as one of only three extant sites in Britain for the Red Helleborine
Red Helleborine
Red Helleborine is an orchid found in Europe, north Africa and parts of Asia. Although reasonably common in parts of its range, this helleborine has always been one of the rarest orchids in Britain.-Distribution and habitat:...
Cephalanthera rubra.
A small colony of this plant grows in the centre of the wood. Netting is used to protect the plants from disturbance.