Speech House Oaks, the Glossary
Speech House Oaks is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1972.[1]
Table of Contents
15 relations: Agrostis capillaris, Bracken, Common redstart, Forest of Dean, Forestry Commission, Gloucestershire, Hectare, Holly, Limestone, Oak, Old Red Sandstone, Rubus, Sculpture trail, Site of Special Scientific Interest, Speech House.
- Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1972
- Tourist attractions in Gloucestershire
Agrostis capillaris
Agrostis capillaris, the common bent, colonial bent, or browntop, is a rhizomatous and stoloniferous perennial in the grass family (Poaceae).
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Bracken
Bracken (Pteridium) is a genus of large, coarse ferns in the family Dennstaedtiaceae.
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Common redstart
The common redstart (Phoenicurus phoenicurus), or often simply redstart, is a small passerine bird in the genus Phoenicurus.
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Forest of Dean
The Forest of Dean is a geographical, historical and cultural region in the western part of the county of Gloucestershire, England.
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Forestry Commission
The Forestry Commission is a non-ministerial government department responsible for the management of publicly owned forests and the regulation of both public and private forestry in England.
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Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire (abbreviated Glos.) is a ceremonial county in South West England.
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Hectare
The hectare (SI symbol: ha) is a non-SI metric unit of area equal to a square with 100-metre sides (1 hm2), that is, 10,000 square meters (10,000 m2), and is primarily used in the measurement of land.
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Holly
Ilex or holly is a genus of over 570 species of flowering plants in the family Aquifoliaceae, and the only living genus in that family.
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Limestone
Limestone (calcium carbonate) is a type of carbonate sedimentary rock which is the main source of the material lime.
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Oak
An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus Quercus of the beech family.
Old Red Sandstone
Old Red Sandstone, abbreviated ORS, is an assemblage of rocks in the North Atlantic region largely of Devonian age.
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Rubus
Rubus is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae, with over 1,350 species, commonly known as brambles.
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Sculpture trail
A sculpture trail - also known as "a culture walk" or "art trail" - is a walkway through open-air galleries of outdoor sculptures along a defined route with sequenced viewings encountered from planned preview and principal sight lines.
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Site of Special Scientific Interest
A site of special scientific interest (SSSI) in Great Britain, or an area of special scientific interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland, is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of Man.
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Speech House
The Speech House was the administrative building of the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire, England, lying at the centre of the forest on the road from Coleford to Cinderford. Speech House Oaks and Speech House are forest of Dean.
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See also
Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1972
- Aire Point to Carrick Du SSSI
- Boscastle to Widemouth
- Cheddar Reservoir
- Dingle Wood
- Ein Gedi
- Flat Holm
- Foss Cross Quarry
- Great Breach and Copley Woods
- Longleat Woods
- Minchinhampton Common
- Nagshead SSSI
- Priddy Pools
- Speech House Oaks
- The Hudnalls
- Windsor Hill Marsh
Tourist attractions in Gloucestershire
- Arlington Row
- Batsford Arboretum
- Belas Knap
- Bibury
- Birdland Park and Gardens
- Bourton-on-the-Water
- Bourton-on-the-Water model village
- Cotswold Gliding Club
- Devil's Chimney (Gloucestershire)
- Fairford stained glass
- Forest of Dean Cycle Centre
- Forest of Dean Sculpture Trail
- Gloucester Cathedral
- Gloucester Hole
- Great Witcombe Roman Villa
- Hailes Abbey
- Hidcote Manor Garden
- International Centre for Birds of Prey
- Kiftsgate Court Gardens
- Longstone of Minchinhampton
- Lydney Park
- Montpellier Rotunda
- National Diving and Activity Centre
- Notgrove Long Barrow
- Owlpen Manor
- Pittville Pump Room
- Severn bore
- Soudley Ponds
- Speech House Oaks
- St John's Lock
- Stenders Quarry
- Tetbury Woolsack Races
- Tewkesbury Abbey
- Thames meander
- Uley Long Barrow
- WWT Slimbridge
- Westonbirt Arboretum
- Woodchester Mansion
- Woodchester Park SSSI