Briff Lane Meadows
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Briff Lane Meadows is a 8.7 hectare
biological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Bucklebury Common
in Berkshire
, notified in 1986.
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...
biological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Bucklebury Common
Bucklebury Common
Bucklebury Common is a common in the English county of Berkshire, within the civil parish of Bucklebury, located northeast of Thatcham and encircling the villages of Upper Bucklebury and Chapel Row. It is one of the largest largest Commons in Southern England covering 350 hectares...
in Berkshire
Berkshire
Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...
, notified in 1986.
Source
- English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 27 December 2007)
External links
- English Nature website (SSSI information)