{{Short description|UK parish}} {{Infobox SSSI |image= Sheet Hedges Wood 2.jpg |image_caption = |name= Sheet Hedges Wood |aos= Leicestershire |interest=Biological |gridref={{gbmappingsmall| SK 529 087 }}<ref name=dsv/> |area= {{convert| 21.7 |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%271001884%27 ''Magic Map''] }}
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| mark-lat = 52.674053 <!-- lat and lon location for the marker --> | mark-lon =-1.228708 |mar-size=11 | label = Sheet Hedges Wood<!--this is the label text. Its default position is to the left of the marker--> |label-size=13 |label-color=black |label-pos=right | mark-title = Lane near Sheet Hedges Wood <!-- | --> | mark-image = Bend in Newtown Linford Lane - geograph.org.uk - 1195750.jpg <!-- | used within the full screen linked page --> | mark-description =
| label1=Groby Pool |label-color1=blue |label-pos1=bottom | mark-lat1 = 52.6699 <!-- lat and lon location for the marker --> | mark-lon1 =-1.2299 |mark-size1=0 |mark-title1 = Groby Pool | mark-image1=Groby Pool, Leicester. - geograph.org.uk - 384895.jpg
|label2=Groby Quarry |label-color2=black |label-pos2=right |label-size2=9 | mark-lat2 = 52.669929 <!-- lat and lon location for the marker --> | mark-lon2 =-1.2246752 |mark-size2=0 |mark-title2 = Groby Quarry
| label5= |mark5=BSicon PARKING.svg | mark-lat5 = 52.6667 <!-- lat and lon location for the marker --> | mark-lon5 =-1.2244928 |mark-size5=11 |mark-title5 = Groby Pool Car Park }} '''Sheet Hedges Wood''' is in the parish of Newtown Linford, and lies some {{convert|1|mi|km|adj=on}} north of [[Groby]], in Leicestershire, UK. {{coord|52|40|26.59|N|1|13|43.35|W|region:GB|display=title}} The site is made up of two areas of woodland and a meadow field, all with public access, extending {{convert|29|acre|m2}}. The woodland block is adjacent to the road includes a car park and access trails.
The larger eastern woodland is a {{convert| 21.7 |ha|acre|abbr=off}} biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1001884&SiteName=sheet&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Sheet Hedges Wood | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 27 November 2017}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271001884%27|title=Map of Sheet Hedges Wood|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate=27 November 2017}}</ref> It is typical of ancient woods on clay soils in central and eastern England, and [[Fraxinus excelsior|ash]] is dominant in the canopy, while the shrub layer has [[Corylus avellana|hazel]], [[field maple]], [[Crataegus monogyna|hawthorn]], [[Sambucus nigra|elder]] and [[Ligustrum vulgare|privet]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001884.pdf |title=Sheet Hedges Wood citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 27 November 2017}}</ref>
Between the two woodland blocks, the fields have had some broadleaved [[tree planting]], and encouragement of natural regeneration. An area of meadow is also managed as a wildflower hay meadow.<ref name=LCC>[http://www.leicscountryparks.org.uk/sheet-hedges-wood/ Leicestershire Country Parks], accessed 6 Nov 2016.</ref>
The wood and meadow are managed by Leicestershire County Council.<ref name=LCC/> Less than {{convert|1|km|mi}} south is Groby Pool, an area of natural open water, with its own car park. {{convert|1|km|mi}} north, accessed via a footpath or Groby Lane, is [[Bradgate Park]], a large deer park and open public space.<ref>[https://www.woodlandtrust.org.uk/visiting-woods/wood/?woodId=25796&woodName=sheet-hedges-wood Woodland Trust: visiting woods]</ref>
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[[Category:Parks and open spaces in Leicestershire]]