Beckhead Plantation

Beckhead Plantation

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Shown within the East Riding of Yorkshire
Location	East Riding of Yorkshire
Grid reference	SE816537
Coordinates	53.973378°N 0.756673°W / 53.973378; -0.756673
Interest	Biological
Area	3.67 acres (0.0149 km^2; 0.00573 sq mi)
Notification	1968
Natural England website

Beckhead Plantation is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and nature reserve in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England.^[1] It is located close to the village of Great Givendale on the Yorkshire Wolds. The site, which was designated a SSSI in 1968, is managed as a nature reserve by the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust. It lies on chalk land in Given Dale. The site is important because it demonstrates many of the characteristic features of a northern ash woodland on chalk. The tree canopy is dominated by ash with some wych elm, field maple and rowan while the understorey contains shrub species including hazel, guelder rose, elder, gooseberry and fly honeysuckle.

See also

• List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in the East Riding of Yorkshire

References

1. "Beckhead Plantation" (PDF). Natural England. 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 1 July 2009.