{{Short description|Scientific Interest area in Leicestershire}} {{Infobox SSSI |image= Benscliffe Wood 1.jpg |image_caption = |name= Benscliffe Wood |aos= Leicestershire |interest=Biological |gridref={{gbmappingsmall|SK 513 126}}<ref name=dsv/> |area= {{convert|9.8|ha|acre|abbr=off}}<ref name=dsv/> |notifydate= 1986<ref name=dsv/> |map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002694%27 ''Magic Map''] }} '''Benscliffe Wood''' is a {{convert|9.8 |ha|acre|abbr=off}} biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] in [[Leicestershire]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1002694&SiteName=bensc&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Benscliffe Wood | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 11 December 2017}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271002694%27 |title=Map of Benscliffe Wood|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 11 December 2017}}</ref>
This wood has one of the richest varieties of lichens in the [[West Midlands (region)|East Midlands]], with over thirty species growing on [[Precambrian]] rocks. Eleven of the species are rare in the county.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002694.pdf|title=Benscliffe Wood citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate=11 December 2017|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000349/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002694.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The site is private land with no public access.
==References== {{reflist}} {{commons category|Benscliffe Wood}}
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