Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Devon |
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Grid reference | SX612774 |
Coordinates | 50°34′37″N 3°57′40″W / 50.577°N 3.961°W |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 3.5 hectares (8.6 acres) |
Notification | 1964 |
Location map | English Nature |
Wistman's Wood is one of Britain's last remaining ancient temperate rainforests and one of three remote high-altitude oakwoods on Dartmoor in Devon, England. The first written document to mention Wistman's Wood date to the 17th century, while more recent tree-ring studies show that individual trees could be many hundreds of years old.[1]