Glasshouse Copse, Sidney Wood:: OS grid TQ0233 :: Geograph Britain and Ireland

TQ0233 : Glasshouse Copse, Sidney Wood

near to Alfold, Surrey, Great Britain

Glasshouse Copse, Sidney Wood

Chiddingfold Forest is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in south west Surrey and west Sussex. It lies near Chiddingfold and Dunsfold. The Forestry Commission owns and/or manages some 830 hectares of woodland in the forest complex of which 543.9 hectares is designated SSSI. The site lies within the Low Weald natural area and Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
The rare pearl-bordered fritillary grows in the forest. This is an important butterfly egg-laying area. There are also rare moths in this locality including: the Argent & Sable, Common Fan-foot, White-line snout, Waved carpet and Drab looper moth.
Chiddingfold Forest is home to the Bechstein's Bat. Three maternity colonies have been identified which have at least eighty breeding females.
Fir Tree Copse, which lies within the forest is particularly noted for rare moths, lichen and fungi.

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2011

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Grid Square: TQ0233, 47 images (more nearby)
Photographer: Nigel Chadwick (find more nearby)
Image classification^?: Geograph
Date Taken: Sunday, 3 April, 2011 (more nearby)
Submitted: Wednesday, 4 May, 2011
Geographical Context: Woodland, Forest
Subject Location: OSGB36: TQ 022 336 [100m precision]
WGS84: 51:5.5886N 0:32.4681W
Photographer Location: OSGB36: TQ 022 336
View Direction: NORTH (about 0 degrees)