King's Copse

51°25′52″N 1°10′23″W / 51.431°N 1.173°W / 51.431; -1.173InterestBiologicalArea13.7 hectares (34 acres)^[1]Notification1985^[1]Location mapMagic Map

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.

Geography

King's Copse is a broadleaf, mixed and yew woodland located in a lowland area.^[4]

Fauna

The site has the following animals^[3]

Mammals

• Badger

Reptiles

• Grass snake

Flora

The site has the following Flora:^[3][4]

Trees

• Birch
• Fraxinus
• Ulmus glabra
• Quercus robur
• Hazel
• Alder
• Acer campestre
• Holly
• Aspen
• Prunus avium
• Salix × fragilis
• Rowan

Plants

• 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

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Designated Sites View: King's Copse". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
2. ^ "Map of King's Copse". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
3. ^ ^{a b c} "King's Copse citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
4. ^ ^{a b} "Condition of SSSI Units for Site King's Copse SSSI". Natural England. Retrieved 9 March 2017.