Workman's Wood, Sheepscombe

Workman's Wood, Sheepscombe

Workman's Wood (gbmapping|SO900109) is a wood just to the east of the village of Sheepscombe, in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire.

It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

It is of particular importance as one of only three extant sites in Britain for the Red Helleborine "Cephalanthera rubra", the others being Hawkley Warren in Hampshire and a site in the Chilterns in Buckinghamshire. A small colony of this plant grows in the centre of the wood. Netting is used to protect the plants from disturbance.


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  • Red Helleborine — Taxobox name = Red Helleborine image width = 220px regnum = Plantae divisio = Magnoliophyta classis = Liliopsida ordo = Asparagales familia = Orchidaceae genus = Cephalanthera species = C. rubra binomial = Cephalanthera rubra binomial authority …   Wikipedia

  • Cephalanthera rubra — Red Helleborine Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked) …   Wikipedia

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