King's Copse is a 13.7-hectare (34-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest between Chapel Row and Clay Hill in Berkshire.[1][2] It is in the North Wessex Downs, which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[3] The site is private land but a public footpath runs through it.
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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  Location within Berkshire | |
| Location | Berkshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 576 705[1] |
| Coordinates | 51°25′52″N 1°10′23″W / 51.431°N 1.173°W |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 13.7 hectares (34 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1985[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Geography
editKing's Copse is a broadleaf, mixed and yew woodland located in a lowland area.[4]
Fauna
editThe site has the following animals[3]
Mammals
editReptiles
editFlora
editThe site has the following Flora:[3][4]
Trees
edit- Birch
- Fraxinus
- Ulmus glabra
- Quercus robur
- Hazel
- Alder
- Acer campestre
- Holly
- Aspen
- Prunus avium
- Salix × fragilis
- Rowan
Plants
edit- Anemone nemorosa
- Teucrium scorodonia
- Lonicera periclymenum
- Hyacinthoides non-scripta
- Potentilla erecta
- Sanicula europaea
- Ajuga reptans
- Filipendula ulmaria
- Scrophularia nodosa
- Scrophularia aquatica
- Lychnis flos-cuculi
- Chrysosplenium oppositifolium
- Carex sylvatica
- Carex remota
- Carex strigosa
- Urtica dioica
- Oenanthe crocata
- Luzula pilosa
- Adoxa moschatellina
- Euphorbia amygdaloides
- Primula vulgaris
- Viola riviniana
- Viola reichenbachiana
- Hypericum androsaemum
References
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- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: King's Copse". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ "Map of King's Copse". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "King's Copse citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ a b "Condition of SSSI Units for Site King's Copse SSSI". Natural England. Retrieved 9 March 2017.