Location rankings

Rank	Title	Description	Species total
21	Fineshade Wood, Northants	Fineshade Wood in the north of Northamptonshire is the largest surviving remnant of Rockingham Forest. Most of the wood is managed by Forestry England. It includes ancient mixed broadleaf and areas of former conifer that are being allowed to regenerate. There are over 20 ponds, a stream, glades, swallow holes and a disused railway line. Please visit Friends of Fineshade website for more details - www.fineshade.org.uk.	2428
22	Hedgecourt SSSI	A tiny site of flooded woodland, reedbed and open water on the West Sussex-Surrey border, sometimes bearing resemblance to the everglades after heavy rain!	2410
23	Sapcote Parish, Leicestershire	Rural parish in Leicestershire. Details at naturespot.org.uk/parish/sapcote .	2399
24	Dalgety Bay, Fife	A town on the north coast of the river Forth with mostly housing, some farming, and a thin belt of coastal path with various small woodlands Full list: https://natureoffife.blogspot.com/p/dalgety-bay-list.html	2359
25	Cullaloe LNR, Fife	A Scottish Wildlife Trust reserve in Fife, VC85, which was formerly the reservoir for nearby Burntisland before being decommissioned in the 1980s. The reserve comprises two ponds, the main one of which is an SSSI because it contains Mudwort, for which the water level is dropped in the autumn. Other water features include a stream flowing along one flank and some filter beds from the reservoir. There is some mixed woodland, a small stand of pines and extensive Willow/Birch scrub.	2302
26	Shortheath Common	Hampshire County Council owned SSSI / SAC.	2119
27	Woods Mill Sussex Wildlife Trust Reserve	Woods Mill is the headquarters of the Sussex Wildlife Trust and an environmental education centre. The nature reserve provides a peaceful setting comprising coppice woodland, meadows, big hedgerows and a large reed-fringed pond.	2119
28	Burton & Chingford Ponds LNR	A microcosm of different habitats within one site - various woodland, carr, wet heath, bog, acid grassland and two large ponds. Jointly managed by Sussex Wildlife Trust and West Sussex County Council.	2086
29	Beddington Farmlands	TQ285665 400 acre site in South London currently being developed into a major urban nature reserve. Mixed habitat of lakes, species rich grassland, woodland edge, old sewage farm and landfill http://bfnr.org.uk/	2029
30	Crossways: John Lyden's garden and meadow	Moved into the garden (and house) in summer 2014. About 1.5 acre garden, with "wood", orchard, pond etc and 4.5 acre traditional upland hay meadow, all managed organically. Located in the Clun Forest area of the Shropshire Hills, on the Welsh border. Sandwiched between Rhos Fiddle nature reserve and Riddings Wood PAWS, with a couple of houses and upland grazing. The meadow is a Local Wildlife Site.	2000

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