title: Workmans Wood, Sheepscombe
text: # 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. The Wood is part of a designated national nature reserve (NNR).
  
  ## Significant species
  
  It is of particular importance as one of only three extant sites in Britain for the Red Helleborine Cephalanthera rubra.
  
  A small colony of this plant grows in the centre of the wood. Netting is used to protect the plants from disturbance.
  
  