Fivehead Woods and Meadow
Fivehead Woods and Meadow is a 62.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Fivehead in Somerset, notified in 1989.
This woodland complex is situated on a ridge of land overlooking West Sedgemoor. The site includes a large breeding colony of grey herons in one of the woods and breeding pairs of nightingales as well. Buzzards, and sparrowhawks also breed. The common dormouse, a rare species, is found in at least one of the woods. Swell Wood, which is part of the site, is a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds Reserve.
