The site is mainly oak and hornbeam woodland near the northern limit of its natural distribution. It has varied ground flora on soils from damp heavy clay to light gravels. Common plants include bramble, bluebells and dog's mercury. There are also ponds and extensive clearings dominated by bracken, and other flora including hoary cinquefoil.[1]
There is access from a footpath next to Colliers End church in Ermine Street.
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^ ab"Plashes Wood citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
^"Map of Plashes Wood". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
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