Northpark Copse to Snapelands Copse
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | West Sussex |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 905 252[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 101.4 hectares (251 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1990[1] |
| Location map | Magic 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[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Northpark Copse to Snapelands Copse". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Map of Northpark Copse to Snapelands Copse". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Northpark Copse to Snapelands Copse citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
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