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Frithy and Chadacre Woods are areas of ancient and semi-natural woodland in the West Suffolk parishes of Lawshall and Shimpling. They have been designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in recognition of their biological importance.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Frithy and Chadacre Woods SSSI )〕 ==Description== Three woods form the SSSI, namely Frithy Wood in Lawshall parish and Ashen Wood and Bavins Wood on the Chadacre Estate in Shimpling parish.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Babergh District Council - Babergh Local Plan Alteration No. 2 (2006) - Proposals Map )〕 All three woods are of the wet ash (''Fraxinus excelsior'') / maple (''Acer campestre'') type, with hazel (''Corylus avellana'') also present in considerable quantity. There are pedunculate oak (''Quercus robur'') trees and other tree and shrub species include aspen (''Populus tremula''), wild cherry (''Prunus avium''), midland hawthorn (''Crataegus laevigata''), hornbeam (''Carpinus betulus''), crab apple (''Malus sylvestris''), holly (''Ilex aquifolium''), spindle (''Euonymus europaeus'') and common dogwood (''Cornus sanguinea''). The structure of the woods has been greatly influenced by management of the coppice.〔 The three woods have a diverse woodland floor vegetation, which is dominated by either dog's mercury (''Mercurialis perennis'') or brambles (''Rubus'' spp.). They contain a number of plants characteristic of woodlands of this type including herb paris (''Paris quadrifolia'') in Ashen Wood and wood spurge (''Euphorbia amygdaloides''), woodruff (''Galium odoratum''), sanicle (''Sanicula europaea'') and stinking iris (''Iris foetidissima'') in Frithy Wood. The SSSI lies within the distribution of oxlip (''Primula elatior'') and all three woods contain this species. There are many other woodland floor plants including early purple orchid (''Orchis mascula''), twayblade (''Neottia ovata''), gromwell (''Lithospermum officinale'') and bluebell (''Hyacinthoides non-scriptus'').〔 There are several well-vegetated rides in the group of woods that support a mixture of woodland and meadow plant species and which attract considerable numbers of common butterflies. Frithy Wood also contains an area of pasture which projects into the wood which is partly shaded by a number of standard trees.〔 The birdlife of Frithy Wood has been recorded in detail with species including the nightingale, European green woodpecker, great spotted woodpecker and lesser spotted woodpecker which breed regularly.〔 Roe deer, fallow deer and muntjac can also be seen in the woods but they have caused considerable damage to the ground vegetation. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frithy and Chadacre Woods」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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