Winsley Mines ( grid reference ST795607) is a 1.48 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, near the village of Winsley in Wiltshire, England, notified in 1989.
The site is a hibernation roost for the Greater Horseshoe bat, and forms part of the Bath and Bradford-on-Avon Bats Special Area of Conservation.
Sources
- Natural England citation sheet for the site (accessed 25 May 2023)
- "Bath and Bradford-on-Avon Bats Special Area of Conservation" (PDF). Natural England. 20 March 2019. Retrieved 8 February 2021.
External links
- Natural England website (SSSI information)
- Winsley Quarries – Bradford on Avon Museum, November 2011