Wigpool Ironstone Mine
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Condition (Natural England)
| Unit | Feature | Condition | Area (ha) | Assessed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SO654197 | — | Favourable | 28.62 | 2012-03-12 |
| SO655200 | — | Favourable | 6.61 | 2012-03-12 |
| SO656194 | — | Favourable | 6.61 | 2012-03-12 |
Geology & landscape
Rock Type: Ironstone
Description
Description This site is one of a series of Sites of Special Scientific Interest within the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Gloucestershire and Monmouthshire notified for the lesser and greater horseshoe bat populations. This suite of sites includes both breeding and hibernation roosts and contributes to the conservation of bat populations of European importance. Other sites which form part of this series in Gloucestershire include, Breeding sites, Caerwood and Ashberry Goose House SSSI, Blaisdon Hall SSSI, Sylvan House Barn SSSI and Dean Hall Coach House and Cellar SSSI. Hibernation sites, Buckshraft Mine and Bradley Hill Railway Tunnel SSSI, Old Bow and Old Ham Mines SSSI, Devil’s Chapel Scowles SSSIand Westbury Brook Ironstone Mine SSSI.3. The mine is subject to the Awards of Mines Act 1841. This contains the rules governing the practice of the rights of the traditional Free Miners of the Forest of Dean.