{{Short description|UK Site of Special Scientific Interest}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Infobox SSSI |image= Towards Allexton Wood - geograph.org.uk - 201289.jpg |image_caption = |name= Allexton Wood |aos= Leicestershire |interest=Biological |gridref={{gbmappingsmall| SP 821 994 }}<ref name=dsv/> |area= 25.9 hectares<ref name=dsv/> |notifydate= 1983<ref name=dsv/> |map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002605%27 ''Magic Map''] }} '''Allexton Wood''' is a {{convert|25.9|hectare|acre|adj=on}} biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] north-east of [[Hallaton]] in [[Leicestershire]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002605&SiteName=&countyCode=26&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Allexton Wood | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 9 August 2017}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002605%27|title=Map of Allexton Wood|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 9 August 2017}}</ref>
This coppice semi-natural wood is on soils derived from glacial and [[Jurassic]] clays. The dominant tree is [[Fraxinus excelsior|ash]], and [[Ulmus procera|elm]] and [[pedunculate oak]] are also common. There are several small streams with populations of [[Chrysosplenium oppositifolium|opposite-leaved golden saxifrage]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002605.pdf|title=Allexton Wood citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate=9 August 2017|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303225914/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002605.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The site is private property with no public access.
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