Workmans Wood, Sheepscombe

Workmans Wood (grid reference SO900109) is a wood just to the east of the village of Sheepscombe, in the Cotswolds, Gloucestershire.

It is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest being part of the Cotswold Commons And Beechwoods SSSI.

[1] The Wood is part of a designated national nature reserve (NNR).

[2] It is of particular importance as one of only three extant sites in Britain for the Red Helleborine Cephalanthera rubra.

[3][4][5] A small colony of this plant grows in the centre of the wood.