Botley Wood and Everett's and Mushes Copses

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Botley Wood and Everett's and Mushes Copses
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Footbridge over stream in Botley Wood - geograph.org.uk - 452219.jpg
Footbridge over stream in Botley Wood
Location Hampshire
Grid reference SU 541 101 [1]
InterestBiological
Area352.7 hectares (872 acres) [1]
Notification 1986 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Botley Wood and Everett's and Mushes Copses is a 352.7-hectare (872-acre) 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Botley Wood and Everett's and Mushes Copses". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. "Map of Botley Wood and Everett's and Mushes Copses". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  3. "Botley Wood and Everett's and Mushes Copses citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 May 2020.

Coordinates: 50°53′17″N1°13′55″W / 50.888°N 1.232°W / 50.888; -1.232