Catmore and Winterly Copses
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
![]() Catmore Copse | |
Location | Berkshire |
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Grid reference | SU 375 659[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 25.0 hectares (62 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1984[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Catmore and Winterly Copses is a 25-hectare (62-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Kintbury in Berkshire.[1][2]
The woods are broadleaved, mixed and yew woodland located in a lowland area.[3]
The site is private land but a public footpath runs through Catmore Copse.
Flora[]
The site has the following Flora:[4]
Trees[]
- Birch
- Fraxinus
- Maple
- Quercus robur
- Hazel
- Alder
- Aspen
- Prunus avium
- sallow
- Malus
- Frangula alnus
- Viburnum opulus
- Prunus spinosa
Plants[]
- Carex pallescens
- Geum rivale
- Lathyrus montanus
- Melampyrum pratense
- Valeriana dioica
- Platanthera chlorantha
- Lysimachia nummularia
- Scutellaria galericulata
- Filipendula ulmaria
- Veronica beccabunga
- Polygonum hydropiper
- Rubus fruticosus
- Pteridium aquilinum
- Deschampsia cespitosa
- Mercurialis perennis
- Lamiastrum galeobdolon
- Adoxa moschatellina
- Ajuga reptans
- Oxalis acetosella
- Primula vulgaris
- Luzula pilosa
- Lysimachia nemorum
- Dryopteris dilatata
- Athyrium filix-femina
- Blechnum spicant
- Carex acutiformis
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Catmore and Winterly Copses". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Map of Catmore and Winterly Copses". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ "Condition of SSSI Units for Site Catmore and Winterly Copses SSSI". Natural England. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
- ^ "SITE NAME: CATMORE AND WINTERLY COPSES" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-03-30. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
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