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Monks Wood

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in the wood have been the subject of several studies. Beginning in 1961, a 4-hectare (9.9-acre) former barley field next to the station was allowed to naturally regenerate as a
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as one of Britain's most essential lowland woods. It is mainly of the wet ash-maple type, with a creamy shrub layer that was formerly coppiced. Trees include the rare
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Broughton, R. K., Hinsley, S. A., Bellamy, P. E., Hill, R. A. & Rothery, P (2006). Marsh Tit Poecile palustris territories in a British broad-leaved wood
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There is access to Monks Wood from the road, which runs along its southern boundary. The Odd Quarter is private property with no public access.
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site, Grade I. A slightly more extensive area of 169.3 hectares (418 acres) is the
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Monks Wood was the site of an experimental biological research station of
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Monks Wood Experimental Station
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Monks Wood is located in Cambridgeshire
Location
Grid reference
TL 196 801
Coordinates
52°24′22″N 0°14′35″W / 52.406°N 0.243°W / 52.406; -0.243
Notification
Magic Map
National Nature Reserve
Huntingdon
Cambridgeshire
Nature Conservation Review
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Natural England
wild service tree
The Nature Conservancy
marsh tits
rewilding
Biological Records Centre



"Designated Sites View: Monks Wood and The Odd Quarter"
"Cambridgeshire's National Nature Reserves"
ISBN
0521-21403-3
"Designated Sites View: Monks Wood and The Odd Quarter"

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