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'''Johnny Wood''' (or Johnny's Wood) is a ] (SSSI)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=SSSI detail |url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000280&SiteName=Johnny%20wood&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk}}</ref> within the ] in ], ]. It is located 300m west of the village of ], in the valley of the ]. This woodland has an exceptional diversity of ] species. '''Johnny Wood''' (or Johnny's Wood) is a ] (SSSI)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=SSSI detail |url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000280&SiteName=Johnny%20wood&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Protected Planet {{!}} Johnny Wood |url=https://www.protectedplanet.net/136422 |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Protected Planet}}</ref> within the ] in ], ]. It is located 300m west of the village of ], in the valley of the ] (]). This woodland has an exceptional diversity of ] species.


'''Johnny Wood''' is referred to in the designation of the Lake District as an ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=PlantLife Important Plant Areas |url=https://www.plantlifeipa.org/site/factsheet/975 |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=www.plantlifeipa.org}}</ref> '''Johnny Wood''' is referred to in the designation of the Lake District as an ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=PlantLife Important Plant Areas |url=https://www.plantlifeipa.org/site/factsheet/975 |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=www.plantlifeipa.org}}</ref> '''Johnny Wood''' is also within ''Borrowdale Rainforest'' ].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Designated Sites View |url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteGeneralDetail.aspx?SiteCode=1460467&SiteName=Borrowdale&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk}}</ref>


== Biology == == Biology ==
'''Johnny Wood''' is dominated by ] that favours acidic soils<ref>{{Cite web |last=Says |first=Rachelcthomas |date=2021-08-23 |title=Back to Cumbria |url=https://theoldmanofwytham.com/2021/08/23/back-to-cumbria/ |access-date=2024-12-22 |website=The Old Man of Wytham |language=en}}</ref>. There are numerous boulders that are important habitat for ] and ]. ] species include ''Sematophyllum micans'' that grows on rock slabs. ] species include '']'', ] and ]. ] species include '']'' and ''Parmelia'' ''taylorensis''.<ref name=":0" /> '''Johnny Wood''' is dominated by ] that favours acidic soils. There are numerous boulders that are important habitat for ] and ]. ] species include ''Sematophyllum micans'' that grows on rock slabs. ] species include '']'', '']'' and '']''. ] species include '']'' and ''Parmelia'' ''taylorensis''.<ref name=":0" />


== Geology == == Geology ==
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Protected area in Cumbria, England

Johnny Wood (or Johnny's Wood) is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) within the Lake District National Park in Cumbria, England. It is located 300m west of the village of Borrowdale, in the valley of the River Derwent (Borrowdale). This woodland has an exceptional diversity of liverwort species.

Johnny Wood is referred to in the designation of the Lake District as an Important Plant Area. Johnny Wood is also within Borrowdale Rainforest National Nature Reserve.

Biology

Johnny Wood is dominated by sessile oak that favours acidic soils. There are numerous boulders that are important habitat for mosses and liverworts. Moss species include Sematophyllum micans that grows on rock slabs. Fern species include Gymnocarpium dryopteris, Phegopteris connectilis and Hymenophyllum wilsonii. Lichen species include Parmelia laevigata and Parmelia taylorensis.

Geology

Johnny Wood is mostly situated on acidic rocks of the Borrowdale Volcanic Series. This rock contains a few calcareous bands.

Land ownership

All of the land within Johnny Wood SSSI is owned by the National Trust.

References

  1. ^ "SSSI detail". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  2. "Protected Planet | Johnny Wood". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  3. "PlantLife Important Plant Areas". www.plantlifeipa.org. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
  4. "Designated Sites View". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-28.
  5. "Mapping the habitats of England's ten largest institutional landowners". Who owns England?. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2024-12-22.
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