It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.

[2] Short Wood is a 25.3-hectare (63-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest.

[1][3] The site is a small remnant of the medieval royal hunting Rockingham Forest.

Short Wood is ancient semi-natural woodland with the dominant trees being ash and pedunculate oak.

[2] There is access from the road between Southwick and Glapthorn, which passes between the two woods.