Pierce, Alcove and Piercefield Woods

Pierce, Alcove and Piercefield Woods is of special interest for its Semi-natural broadleaved woodland.

Pierce Alcove and Piercefield Woods SSSI aerial photo

© This orthophotography has been produced by COWI A/S from digital photography captured by them in 2006. Licensed by the Welsh Assembly Government's Department for Environment, Planning and Countryside.

Managing this site

This site is in private ownership. The special features of this SSSI and CCW’s views about site management have been summarised in a Site Management Statement, addressed to the owners and managers of the land. The statement can be found in the resource section below.

Access information

Access is restricted to the Wye Valley Walk which crosses a large proportion of the site. For detailed maps and information regarding access visit our access map via the resource section below.

Other information

The site forms part of the Wye Valley Woodlands/ Coetiroedd Dyffryn Gwy Special Area of Conservation. Piercefield derives from the personal name Pier or Piers (from Peter) and Old English feld ‘open country, area without trees’.

Resources

Corporate

Pierce, Alcove and Piercefield Woods Citation Download SSSI_0460_Citation_EN001.pdf (18 KB)
Pierce, Alcove and Piercefield Woods is an area of mixed semi-natural woodland mostly of beech, yew, and lime with a relict coppice structure with some standards on steep slopes facing east. An interesting transition from acid to calcareous woodland types occur in Pierce Woods. There are a number of rare or local species of plants including large-leaved lime and several species of whitebeam Sorbus spp..

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Pierce, Alcove and Piercefield Woods Map Download SSSI_0460_Map001.pdf (375 KB)

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Pierce, Alcove and Piercefield Woods Operations likely to damage the special interest Download SSSI_0460_PDO_EN001.pdf (18 KB)
The operations listed below may damage the features of interest of Pierce, Alcove and Piercefield Woods. Before any of these operations are undertaken you must consult CCW, and may require our consent. The list of operations is not a prohibited list.

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Pierce, Alcove and Piercefield Woods Site Management Statement Download SSSI_0460_SMS_EN001.pdf (27 KB)
This management statement contains CCW’s opinion of the way in which the SSSI should be managed in order to maintain its special interest. It also provides a basis for future discussions and decisions on the conservation management of the SSSI.

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