Northpark Copse to Snapelands Copse

Protected forest in West Sussex, UK

Northpark Copse to Snapelands Copse
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationWest Sussex
Grid referenceSU 905 252[1]
InterestBiological
Area101.4 hectares (251 acres)[1]
Notification1990[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Northpark Copse to Snapelands Copse is a 101.4-hectare (251-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Midhurst in West Sussex.[1][2]

This site is important mainly because of its mosses and liverworts, which are relicts of a period 5000 years ago when the British climate was milder and wetter. There are old stools of Chestnut coppice which have six species of the moss genus Dicranum and liverworts include Bazzania trilobata, Marsupella emarginata and Kurzia sylvatica.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Northpark Copse to Snapelands Copse". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Map of Northpark Copse to Snapelands Copse". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Northpark Copse to Snapelands Copse citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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