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King's Copse is a site of Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI). It is just to the west of Clay Hill in Berkshire.[1] It is located within the North Wessex Downs.[2]

Geography

King's Copse covers an area of 13.7 hectares.[3] The woods are dscribed as a Broadleave, mixed and yew woodland located in a lowland area.[4]

History

The wood was classed in 1985 as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[5]

Fauna

The site has the following animals[5]

Mammals

Reptiles

Flora

The site has the following Flora:[5][4]

Trees


References

  1. ^ http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271003838%27
  2. ^ http://www.northwessexdowns.org.uk/calendar/204/749-Bracken-bashing-WBCS.html
  3. ^ "King's Copse SSSI". Natural England. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  4. ^ a b "Condition of SSSI Units for Site King's Copse SSSI". Natural England. Retrieved 2017-03-09.
  5. ^ a b c "SITE NAME: KINGS COPSE" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-03-05.
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