Bould Wood

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Bould Wood is a woodland in Oxfordshire, close to the border of Gloucestershire, of which 144 acres have been designated a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is by the hamlet from which it is named, Bould, and to the north of Shipton-under-Wychwood.[1]

An area of 57 acres is Foxholes nature reserve, managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[2]

This site is mainly ancient semi-natural woodland, but it also has two streams, a pond and a wet meadow. The lower plant flora is diverse. Fungi include tricholoma toadstools and Cudoniella clavus, while there are lichens such as Cladonia polydactyla, Catillaria prasina and Graphis scripta.

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References

  1. SSSI listing and designation for Bould Wood
  2. "Foxholes". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. http://www.bbowt.org.uk/reserves/Foxholes.