King's Copse Explained

King's Copse
Aos:	Berkshire
Interest:	Biological
Coordinates:	51.431°N -1.173°W
Area:	13.7ha
Notifydate:	1985
Map:	Magic Map

King's Copse is a 13.7abbr=offNaNabbr=off 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: King's Copse . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 19 November 2019.
2. Web site: Map of King's Copse. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 19 November 2019.
3. Web site: King's Copse citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 19 November 2019.
4. Web site: Condition of SSSI Units for Site King's Copse SSSI . Natural England . 2017-03-09.