Thorpe Wood is a 10 hectare nature reserve on the western outskirts of
Peterborough
Peterborough () is a cathedral city in Cambridgeshire, east of England. It is the largest part of the City of Peterborough unitary authority district (which covers a larger area than Peterborough itself). It was part of Northamptonshire until ...
in
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a Counties of England, county in the East of England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and North ...
. It is managed by the
.
This is
ancient woodland
In the United Kingdom, an ancient woodland is a woodland that has existed continuously since 1600 or before in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (or 1750 in Scotland). Planting of woodland was uncommon before those dates, so a wood present in 16 ...
on heavy clay, with mature oak and ash trees, and an understorey of hazel and field maple. The ground flora is diverse, including
wild garlic Plant species in the genus ''Allium'' known as wild garlic include the following:
*''Allium canadense'', wild onion
*'' Allium carinatum'', keeled garlic
*'' Allium drummondii'', Drummond's onion
*''Allium ochotense'', Siberian onion
*'' Allium ole ...
,
wood anemones and bluebells.
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There is access from Nene Parkway.
]
References
{{Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire
Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire reserves