Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Northamptonshire |
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Grid reference | SP 809 510[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 159.6 hectares (394 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1984[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Salcey Forest is a fragment of a former medieval hunting forest east of the village of Hartwell, between Northampton and Newport Pagnell in Northamptonshire. It is managed by Forestry England and to promote biodiversity, and is also commercially exploited for timber products.[2] The eastern third of the forest, an area of 159.6 hectares, is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).[1][3]