Briddlesford Copses Explained

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Briddlesford Copses
Aos:Isle of Wight
Interest:Biological
Gridref:SZ549904
Area:167.2 hectare
Notifydate:2003
Map:Natural England

Briddleford Copses is a 167.2hectare 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

  1. Web site: JNCC listing for Briddlesford Copses SAC . 17 July 2013 . 15 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190515220235/http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/protectedsites/sacselection/sac.asp?EUCode=UK0030328 . dead .
  2. Web site: Briddlesford Woods, People's Trust for Endangered Species . 17 July 2013 . 12 December 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131212160615/http://www.ptes.org/?page=99 . dead .
  3. Web site: 2020-10-06 . Mapping the habitats of England’s ten largest institutional landowners . 2024-09-29 . Who owns England? . en.

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