Coombe Wood and The Lythe

Coombe Wood and The Lythe is a 44-hectare (110-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Bordon in Hampshire.^[1][2] It is part of East Hampshire Hangers Special Area of Conservation^[3] and Combe Wood is a National Trust property.^[4]

Coombe Wood and The Lythe

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Footpath through Coombe Wood
Location	Hampshire
Grid reference	SU 748 345[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	44.0 hectares (109 acres)[1]
Notification	1984[1]
Location map	Magic Map

This site has woods on Wealden Upper Greensand with a rich bryophyte flora and calcareous ground flora, especially green hellebore and violet helleborine. There are also meadows bordering a stream and an oak and hazel wood on Gault clay.^[5]