Isle of Wight Biodiversity Opportunity Areas
Northwestern Woods
North-western woods
Key North Western Woods SINC 0 1.25 2.5 km SSSI Terrestrial habitat
Key North Western Woods SINC SSSI Terrestrial habitat
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Northwestern Woods
Opportunity area description Meadows, Causeway Lake Scrubs, Harts Farm The wooded north-western area of the Island from east Meadows, Three Gates West, Guyer’s Heath, Rushcroft of Yarmouth, through to Thorness Bay and Parkhurst Copse, Woodwax Copse, Yatland Copse, Fleetlands Forest, and including the more open area around Copse, Harelane Plantation, Long Copse, Bulls Wood, Newtown National Nature Reserve. Three Gates East, Locks Farm, Hummet Wood, Burnt Wood, Thorness Wood, Rolls Bridge Copse, Rolls Joint Character Area Farm Wood, Whitehouse Copse, Chalkclose Copse, Landscape descriptive unit Isle of Wight Joint Character Area: Northern woodlands, Parkhurst Forest, Ridge Copse, Noke Plantation traditional enclosed pasture, harbours and creeks. BAP habitat • Lowland mixed deciduous woodland. Landscape types A well wooded landscape extending from Parkhurst • Heathland/acid grassland. Forest in the east, linked by hedgerows to the • Ancient/Species rich hedgerows. woodlands around the Newtown estuary the woodlands • Saltmarsh. at Bouldnor. Also the lower parts of the river valleys of • Mudfl ats. the Caulbourne, Newtown river, Clamerkin, Western • Vegetated shingle. Haven and Thorness. The land use is predominantly • Coastal grazing marsh. small fi elds down to pasture on heavy clays. • Saline lagoons. • Maritime cliffs and slopes. Geology (bedrock) Hamstead beds, Bembridge Marls, Bembridge UK BAP Species Limestone, Headon and Osborne Beds and partly Red Squirrel; Dormouse; Woodland bats; Curlew extending on to the Bracklesham beds. (wintering); Black-tailed godwit (wintering); Lapwing (wintering); Brent goose (wintering); White admiral; Geology (superfi cial) Small pearl-bordered fritillary; Pearl-bordered fritillary; Alluvium in the river valleys with some river terrace Brown Hairstreak; Reddish buff moth; Small cord grass; deposits in Parkhurst and Bouldnor Forests. Tidal fl at Pale dog violet; Nightjar; Great crested newt; White deposits in Newtown Harbour. letter hairstreak; Pillwort; Lobularia pulmonia; Brown Topography (landform) hare; Lagoon sand shrimp; Yellowhammer; Reed Gently undulating landscape crossed by a series of bunting; Slender Hare’s ear; Divided sedge; Adder; small streams fl owing south –north through shallow Skylark. valleys. Low slumping clay cliffs in the vicinity of Access Bouldnor. Public rights of way network crosses the area as a Biodiversity (BAP habitat, Designated sites UK BAP whole. Open access in Parkhurst Forest and Bouldnor Species) Forest; no access to MOD land. SSSIs: Bouldnor & Hamstead Cliffs, Newtown Harbour, Targets – main opportunities North Park Copse, Thorness Bay, Parkhurst Forest, • Woodland management for mammals, birds Cranmore and butterfl ies. SINCs: Bouldnor Copse, Ningwood Common, Upper • Hedgerow management. Hamstead Plantation, Creek Farm Wood, Shalfl eet • High tide roosts for waterbirds. Farm Wood West, Nunney’s Wood, Woodslade • Managed retreat at coastal sites. Coppice, Shalfl eet Mill, Shishford Copse, Calbourne • Heathland/acid grassland restoration.
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