Birch Spinney and Mawsley Marsh
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 Mawsley Marsh | |
Location of Birch Spinney and Mawsley Marsh. | |
| Area of search | Northamptonshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SP 809 766[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 12.3 hectares[1] |
| Notification date | 1984[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Birch Spinney and Mawsley Marsh is a 12.3-hectare (30-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Broughton in Northamptonshire.[1][2]
Birch Spinney is a rare type of ash-maple woodland partly on peat. Mawsley Marsh is described by Natural England as "one of the finest remaining Northamptonshire marshes", with flora including blunt-flowered rush, jointed rush and water horsetail. There is also a stretch of a dismantled railway line.[3]
There is no access to the site but a footpath from Great Cransley (not Mawsley) runs along the boundary of Mawsley Marsh.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Birch Spinney and Mawsley Marsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ↑ "Map of Birch Spinney and Mawsley Marsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
- ↑ "Birch Spinney and Mawsley Marsh citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
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