Blaisdon Hall

Blaisdon Hall (grid reference SO698170) is a Grade II* listed building at Blaisdon. It includes a 0.07-hectare (0.17-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1995.

Blaisdon Hall
Site of Special Scientific Interest
An aerial photograph of the hall
Location within Gloucestershire
LocationGloucestershire
Grid referenceSO698170
Coordinates51.851222°N 2.439124°W / 51.851222; -2.439124
InterestBiological
Area0.07 hectare
Notification1995
Natural England website

Blaisdon Hall supports a breeding roost of Lesser horseshoe bats which consists of one fifth of the known Gloucestershire breeding population, and has been deemed by Natural England to be of national importance. The site comprises part of the roof void, roof tiles, roof timbers, the flanking walls of the Hall and the nearby workshop. Pipistrelle bats and Brown long-eared bats also are recorded using the Hall.

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