Birch Spinney and Mawsley Marsh explained

Birch Spinney and Mawsley Marsh is a 12.3hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Broughton in Northamptonshire.^{[1] [2]}

Birch Spinney is a rare type of ash-maple woodland partly on peat. Mawsley Marsh is described by Natural England as "one of the finest remaining Northamptonshire marshes", with flora including blunt-flowered rush, jointed rush and water horsetail. There is also a stretch of a dismantled railway line.^[3]

There is no access to the site but a footpath from Great Cransley (not Mawsley) runs along the boundary of Mawsley Marsh.

References

52.382°N -0.812°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Birch Spinney and Mawsley Marsh . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 13 March 2017.
2. Web site: Map of Birch Spinney and Mawsley Marsh. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 13 March 2017.
3. Web site: Birch Spinney and Mawsley Marsh citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 13 March 2017. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304002537/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002664.pdf. 4 March 2016.