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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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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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Monks Wood was the site of an experimental biological research station of
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370:. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from
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345:. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England
343:"Designated Sites View: Monks Wood and The Odd Quarter"
276:. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England
274:"Designated Sites View: Monks Wood and The Odd Quarter"
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Special Scientific Interest in Cambridgeshire
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Special Scientific Interest in Cambridgeshire
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365:"Monks Wood and The Odd Quarter citation"
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442:Broughton, Richard K. (22 July 2021).
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397:"Monks Wood Experimental Station"
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691:Great Stukeley Railway Cutting
317:Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977).
204:Monks Wood and The Odd Quarter
72:Location within Cambridgeshire
31:Monks Wood and The Odd Quarter
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1055:Nature conservation in Europe
921:West, Abbot's and Lound Woods
676:Godmanchester Eastside Common
319:A Nature Conservation Review
186:is a 157-hectare (390-acre)
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646:Eversden and Wimpole Woods
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155:169.3 hectares (418 acres)
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213:The site is described by
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696:Great Wilbraham Common
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298:. Natural England
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170:Location map
161:Notification
994:Histon Road
816:Perry Woods
791:Ouse Washes
776:Nene Washes
706:Hayley Wood
403:12 December
381:12 December
349:12 December
302:12 December
280:12 December
206:biological
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106:Coordinates
1034:Categories
961:Geological
936:Wicken Fen
826:Roman Road
666:Furze Hill
651:Fleam Dyke
581:Cam Washes
511:Alder Carr
503:Biological
453:2021-07-25
255:References
230:marsh tits
192:Huntingdon
184:Monks Wood
147:Biological
116:52°24′22″N
98:TL 196 801
821:Portholme
811:Park Wood
781:Orton Pit
726:Holme Fen
571:Buff Wood
541:Berry Fen
234:rewilding
175:Magic Map
119:0°14′35″W
876:Ten Wood
243:See also
198:, and a
144:Interest
82:Location
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405:2016
383:2016
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323:ISBN
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