Yarner Wood & Trendlebere Down

Yarner Wood & Trendlebere Down in Dartmoor, Devon, England is a woodland managed by Natural England. The woodland is part of the East Dartmoor Woods and Heaths National Nature Reserve.[1] The entire area is 777 acres (3.14 km2) while Yarner Wood is 365 acres (1.48 km2). Since 1985 the site has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.[2] Many types of tree grow in Yarner Wood including oak, birch, scots pine, larch and beech. It is home to buzzards, sparrow hawks, nightjars and Pied flycatchers.[2][3]

From 1857 to 1862, a copper mine operated in Yarner Wood and extracted ore which gave over 2000 tonnes of copper.[4]

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References

  1. ^ "East Dartmoor Woods and Heaths NNR". Natural England. http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designatedareas/nnr/1007127.aspx. Retrieved 26 July 2009. 
  2. ^ a b "Yarner Wood & Trendlebere Down SSSI Information". Natural England. http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002556.pdf. Retrieved 26 July 2009. 
  3. ^ Yarner Wood
  4. ^ Phil Newman. "The Yarner copper mine" (PDF). http://www.virtuallydartmoor.org.uk/haytor/transcripts/07_Yarner_Wood/a07_philnew_mine.pdf. Retrieved 26 July 2009. 

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