Enborne Copse facts for kids
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Area of Search | Berkshire |
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| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 11.9 hectares (29 acres) |
| Notification | 1985 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Enborne Copse is a 11.9-hectare (29-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Newbury in Berkshire. It is a Nature Conservation Review site.
History
The current woodland boundary is almost identical to that shown on Rocque's map of Berkshire in 1761, but most of it is now a conifer plantation and only the area designated as an SSSI retains its semi-natural broad leaved woodland.
Flora
The site has the following Flora:
Trees
- Betula pubescens
- Fraxinus
- Tilia cordata
- Quercus robur
- Hazel
- Alder
- Salix caprea
- Viburnum opulus
- Sorbus aucuparia
- Sambucus nigra
- Frangula alnus
- Malus sylvestris
- Quercus cerris
Plants
- Convallaria majalis
- Primula vulgaris
- Polygonatum multiflorum
- Euphorbia amygdaloides
- Lamium galeobdolon
- Hyacinthoides non-scripta
- Oxalis
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