Yarner Wood & Trendlebere Down

50°35′42.22″N 3°43′35.13″W

Remains of the copper mine engine house in Yarner Wood

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]

See also

• List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Devon
• National nature reserves in England

References

1. "East Dartmoor Woods and Heaths NNR". Natural England. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
2. "Yarner Wood & Trendlebere Down SSSI Information" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
3. Yarner Wood
4. Phil Newman. "The Yarner copper mine" (PDF). Retrieved 26 July 2009.

External links

• East Dartmoor Woods and Heaths