Fivehead Woods and Meadow

Fivehead Woods and Meadow

Infobox SSSI


name=Fivehead Woods and Meadow
aos=Somerset
interest=Biological
gridref=gbmappingsmall|ST331231
area=62.4 hectare (154.2 acre)
notifydate=1989

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Fivehead Woods and Meadow (gbmapping|ST331231) is a 62.4 hectare (154.2 acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Fivehead in Somerset, notified in 1989.

This woodland complex is situated on a ridge of land overlooking West Sedgemoor. The site includes a large breeding colony of Grey Herons ("Ardea cinerea") in one of the woods and also by the presence of breeding pairs of Nightingales ("Luscinia megarhynchos"). Buzzards ("Buteo buteo"), and Sparrowhawks ("Accipiter nisus") also breed. The Common Dormouse ("Muscardinus avellanarius") a rare species is found in at least one of the woods. Swell Wood, which is part of the site is an Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Reserve. [cite web | title=Fivehead Woods and Meadow | work=English Nature | url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1005540.pdf | accessdate=2006-08-12]

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