Breney Common is a nature reserve

Nature reserve

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 and Site of Special Scientific Interest

Site of Special Scientific Interest

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, noted for its biological

Flora and fauna of Cornwall

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 interest, in central Cornwall

Cornwall

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, England

England

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, UK

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. It is located mainly in Lanlivery

Lanlivery

Lanlivery is a village and civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. The village is located approximately 1½ miles west of Lostwithiel and five miles south of Bodmin....

 civil parish, with the Saints' Way

Saints' Way

The Saints' Way is a long-distance footpath in Cornwall, in the United Kingdom.The footpath runs from Padstow in the north to Fowey in the south, a distance of 26 miles . The path is well marked and guide books are available....

 footpath running through it.

The common forms part of Breney Common and Goss and Tregoss Moors Special Area of Conservation

Special Area of Conservation

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. The nature reserve is owned by the Cornwall Wildlife Trust

Cornwall Wildlife Trust

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/Cornwall Trust for Nature.

History

This SSSI used to belong to the Red Moor

Red Moor

Red Moor is a nature reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest , noted for its biological interest, in central Cornwall, England, UK.-Geography:...

–Breney Common SSSI, the two sites having split in the 1986 revision where both sites were expanded.