Tags: Site Of Special Scientific Interest.
Postlebury Wood (grid reference ST740430) is an 87 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Trudoxhill in Somerset notified in 1987.Postlebury Wood is a large and relatively undisturbed woodland with the first records of the woodland being from documents dated 1182 shortly after which it was incorporated in the Royal Forest of Selwood and has been coppiced and has been used for charcoal production in the past.The wood is largely composed of Oak (Quercus robur) Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) and Hazel (Corylus avellana).