Botley Wood and Everett's and Mushes Copses | |
Aos: | Hampshire |
Interest: | Biological |
Area: | 352.7ha |
Notifydate: | 1986 |
Map: | Magic Map |
Botley Wood and Everett's and Mushes Copses is a 352.7abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Fareham in Hampshire.[1] [2]
Botley Wood is nationally outstanding for butterflies, with more than 30 breeding species, including pearl-bordered fritillary, white-letter hairstreak, dark green fritillary and purple emperor. Everett's and Mushes Copses have a rich flora, with over fifty species of flowering plants typical of ancient woodlands.[3]