Briddlesford Copses
50°42′50″N 1°13′37″W / 50.714°N 1.227°W
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 Trig point on the hill north of Havenstreet, looking in a south westerly direction towards Briddlesford Copse | |
| Location | Isle of Wight |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SZ549904 |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 167.2 hectare |
| Notification | 2003 |
| Location map | Natural England |
Briddleford Copses is a 167.2-hectare (413-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) and Special Area of Conservation (SAC) which is south of Wootton Bridge on the Isle of Wight in Britain. The site was designated an SAC in 1995 in recognition of the internationally important breeding population of Bechstein's bat that are resident there.[1] The majority of the copses form part of the Briddlesford Nature Reserve, owned and managed by the People's Trust for Endangered Species (PTES), a charitable organisation.[2]
Part of the Briddleford Copses SSSI is owned by the Forestry Commission[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "JNCC listing for Briddlesford Copses SAC". Archived from the original on 15 May 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Briddlesford Woods, People's Trust for Endangered Species". Archived from the original on 12 December 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- ^ "Mapping the habitats of England's ten largest institutional landowners". Who owns England?. 6 October 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2024.
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