Fir Tree Copse
TypeNature reserve
LocationDunsfold, Surrey
OS gridTQ023350
Area6 hectares (15 acres)
Managed bySurrey Wildlife Trust

Fir Tree Copse is a 6-hectare (15-acre) nature reserve south-east of Dunsfold in Surrey. It is managed by the Surrey Wildlife Trust[1] and is part of the Chiddingfold Forest Site of Special Scientific Interest[2]

This is oak and ash woodland, with hazel coppice. Pipistrelle bats have been recorded, together with birds such as the tawny owl and willow warbler. There are many species of fungi on rotting logs and invertebrates include the nationally scarce common fan-foot moth.[1]

There is access from Dunsfold Road.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Fir Tree Copse". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 2 December 2018.
  2. "Designated Sites View: Chiddingfold Forest". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 5 November 2018.

51°06′18″N 0°32′24″W / 51.105°N 0.540°W / 51.105; -0.540

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