Bentley Wood
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Bentley Wood together with the adjacent Blackmoor Copse
, form one of the largest contiguous areas of woodland in Wiltshire
, England
.
An area of 665 hectare
s of the wood was notified as a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1985
The site is very important for butterflies, with species present including Purple Emperor, White Admiral
and Pearl-bordered Fritillary
.
Blackmoor Copse
Blackmoor Copse is a woodland in Wiltshire, managed as a nature reserve by the Wiltshire Wildlife Trust.A area of the wood was notified as a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1971....
, form one of the largest contiguous areas of woodland in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
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An area of 665 hectare
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
s of the wood was notified as a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1985
The site is very important for butterflies, with species present including Purple Emperor, White Admiral
White Admiral
-Butterflies:These butterfly species are commonly called as White Admirals:*In America it refers to two of the three subspecies of Limenitis arthemis*In Europe and Asia it refers to the White Admiral: Limenitis camilla...
and Pearl-bordered Fritillary
Pearl-bordered Fritillary
The Pearl-bordered Fritillary is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.It is orange with black spots on the upperside of its wing and has a wingspan of 38–46 mm. On the underside of the wings there is a row of silver pearly markings along the edge, which give the species its name...
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