Brockley Hall Stables
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Brockley Hall Stables is a 0.065 hectare
biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near the village of Brockley
, North Somerset
, notified in 1987.
s during summer.
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 near the village of Brockley
Brockley, Somerset
Brockley is a village and civil parish in Somerset, England. The parish is within the Unitary authority of North Somerset, about south of Nailsea, and includes the village of Chelvey. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 271.-History:...
, North Somerset
North Somerset
North Somerset is a unitary authority in England. Its area covers part of the ceremonial county of Somerset but it is administered independently of the non-metropolitan county. Its administrative headquarters is in the town hall in Weston-super-Mare....
, notified in 1987.
Biological Interest
The SSSI designation applies to part of the former stable block of Brockley Hall, the roofspace of which hosts a large breeding colony of greater horseshoe batGreater Horseshoe Bat
The Greater Horseshoe Bat is a European bat of the Rhinolophus genus. Its distribution covers Europe, Africa, South Asia and Australia. It is the largest of the European Horseshoe Bats and is thus easily distinguished from other species...
s during summer.
Sources
- English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 9 July 2006)