Cotswold Beechwoods

Site details

UK map showing location of Cotswold Beechwoods Special Area of Conservation/Site of Community Importance.
Location of Cotswold Beechwoods SAC/SCI/cSAC
Country England
Unitary Authority  Gloucestershire
Centroid* SO898134
Latitude 51 49 07 N
Longitude 02 08 52 W
SAC EU code UK0013658
Status Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
Area (ha) 585.85
* This is the approximate central point of the SAC. In the case of large, linear or composite sites, this may not represent the location where a feature occurs within the SAC.

General site character

Inland water bodies (standing water, running water) (1%)
Dry grassland. Steppes (1.5%)
Broad-leaved deciduous woodland (82%)
Coniferous woodland (5%)
Mixed woodland (10%)
Other land (including towns, villages, roads, waste places, mines, industrial sites) (0.5%)


Boundary map and associated biodiversity information on the NBN Gateway.

Natura 2000 data form for this site as submitted to Europe (PDF format, size 30kb).

Interactive map from MAGIC (Multi-Agency Geographic Information for the Countryside).

 

Note:

When undertaking an appropriate assessment of impacts at a site, all features of European importance (both primary and non-primary) need to be considered.

Annex I habitats that are a primary reason for selection of this site

9130 Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests
The Cotswold Beechwoods represent the most westerly extensive blocks of Asperulo-Fagetum beech forests in the UK. The woods are floristically richer than the Chilterns, and rare plants include red helleborine Cephalanthera rubra, stinking hellebore Helleborus foetidus, narrow-lipped helleborine Epipactis leptochila and wood barley Hordelymus europaeus. There is a rich mollusc fauna. The woods are structurally varied, including blocks of high forest and some areas of remnant beech coppice.

Annex I habitats present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for selection of this site

6210 Semi-natural dry grasslands and scrubland facies: on calcareous substrates (Festuco-Brometalia)

Annex II species that are a primary reason for selection of this site

Not applicable.

Annex II species present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for site selection

Not applicable.


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