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Wet woodland

 

Back wood flush. Photo by Phil Irving

National lead organisation:

Forestry Commission Wales

 

Local lead organisation:

Bedfordshire Wet Woodland Working Group

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wet woodlands are found on poorly drained or seasonally wet soils. Alder, birch and willow are the most common wet woodland species. In drier riverside areas they sometimes include ash, oak, pine and beech.

 

Wet woodland in Bedfordshire and Luton

Wet woodlands occur less frequently, are smaller in size and are more isolated here than in other parts of the UK. There are about 320 ha of wet woodland in the county. Bedfordshire is home to one of the most important wet woodland sites in south east England: Flitwick Moor Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). Our wet woodlands are found in the county’s river valleys and in spring-fed sites on the Greensand Ridge.

 

 

Check out these links to learn more about wet woodland:

 

National action plan for wet woodlands

Bedfordshire & Luton action plan for wet woodlands

Bedfordshire & Luton wet woodland strategy

What are wet woodlands?

Advice on managing BAP habitats: wet woodland (Buglife)

Wet woodland in the East of England (Forestry Commission)

Trees and water in the East of England (Forestry Commission)

Floodplain forestry and wet woodland (Forestry Commission)

Riparian woodland and water protection (Forestry Commission)

 

 

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