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Fineshade Wood is a large wooded area in the county of Northamptonshire in the English East Midlands region. The wood is managed by the Forestry Commission and is part of the former royal hunting forest of Rockingham Forest. Fineshade is known for its population of red kites.〔http://www.bbc.co.uk/naturescalendar/summer/woodlands/rockingham/rockingham.shtml〕 It also has a regionally important population of adders and other reptiles as well as scarce breeding birds including nightingale, nightjar, woodcock, grasshopper warbler, tree pipit, marsh and willow tits. Dormice have recently been recorded together with great crested and palmate newts. The wood is located south of the A43 road heading towards Stamford from Corby. The site has a caravan park which is open all year round. Fineshade is in East Northamptonshire District and is roughly 25 miles from Rushden, the largest town of the district, and about 15 miles from Thrapston, the administrative centre of the district. Its closest town is Stamford in Lincolnshire. Top Lodge at Fineshade Wood is a visitor centre and the regional headquarters of the Forestry Commission. ==See also== Fineshade Priory 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「Fineshade Wood」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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