Birch Spinney and Mawsley Marsh

Coordinates: 52°22′55″N 0°48′43″W / 52.382°N 0.812°W / 52.382; -0.812
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Birch Spinney and Mawsley Marsh
Notification
1984[1]
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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

water horsetail. There is also a stretch of a dismantled railway line.[3]

There is no access to the site but a footpath from

) runs along the boundary of Mawsley Marsh.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Birch Spinney and Mawsley Marsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Birch Spinney and Mawsley Marsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  3. ^ "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.

52°22′55″N 0°48′43″W / 52.382°N 0.812°W / 52.382; -0.812