{{Short description|Protected area in Leicestershire, England}} {{Infobox SSSI |image= Bluebells in Launde Big Wood - geograph.org.uk - 168303.jpg |image_caption = |name= Launde Big Wood |aos= Leicestershire |interest=Biological |gridref={{gbmappingsmall| SK 786 037 }}<ref name=dsv/> |area= {{convert| 41.1 |ha|acre|abbr=off}}<ref name=dsv/> |notifydate= 1983<ref name=dsv/> |map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000241%27 ''Magic Map''] }} '''Launde Big Wood''' is a {{convert|41.1 |ha|acre|abbr=off}} biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] east of [[Leicester]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000241&SiteName=launde&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Launde Big Wood | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 13 November 2017}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000241%27 |title=Map of Launde Big Wood|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 13 November 2017}}</ref> It is part of [[Launde Woods]] nature reserve, which is owned by the Leicester [[Diocesan Board of Finance]] and managed by the [[Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.lrwt.org.uk/nature-reserves/launde-woods/ |title= Launde Woods |publisher= Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust |accessdate= 8 August 2017}}</ref>
This wood on heavy clay is dominated by [[Fraxinus excelsior|ash]], and in some areas by [[wych elm]]. The ground layer has flora typical of ancient clay woods, such as [[Endymion non-scriptus|bluebell]], [[Myosotis sylvatica|forget-me-not]], [[yellow archangel]] and [[giant bellflower]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000241.pdf|title=Launde Big Wood citation|series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate=13 November 2017|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040059/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000241.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref>
There is access to the site by a public footpath.
==References== {{reflist}} {{commons category|Launde Big Wood}}
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