Hockering Wood

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Norfolk
Grid reference	TG 072 143 [1]
Interest	Biological
Area	89.5 hectares (221 acres) [1]
Notification	1984 [1]
Location map	Magic Map

Hockering Wood is an 89.5-hectare (221-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Dereham in Norfolk. ^{[1] [2]}

This is one of the largest areas of ancient, semi-natural woodland in the county. It has many rare species, especially of bryophytes, and there are ponds which have populations of great crested newts, a protected species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. ^[3]

The site is private, but is publicly accessible between April and August.

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52°41′13″N 1°03′50″E / 52.687°N 1.064°E / 52.687; 1.064