Thrift Wood is a 19.4-hectare (48-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Bicknacre in Essex.[1][2] It is managed by the Essex Wildlife Trust.[3]
The site is an ancient semi-natural wood on acid soil. It is of two types, both unusual habitats, pedunculate oak/hornbeam and sessile oak/hornbeam. Wild service trees and elders are found in the shrub layer, and a pond has a raised sphagnum bog. Twenty species of butterfly have been recorded.[1]
There is access from Main Road.
References
- ^ a b "Thrift Wood, Woodham Ferrers citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Map of Thrift Wood, Woodham Ferrers". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Thrift Wood". Essex Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 7 August 2016.