▁land ▁on ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁W ight , ▁including ▁a ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁Br idd les ford ▁C ops es ▁Site ▁of ▁Special ▁Scient ific ▁Interest ▁( SS SI ) ▁and ▁Special ▁Area ▁of ▁Conserv ation ▁( S AC ) ▁together ▁with ▁about ▁ 5 0 ▁hect ares ▁of ▁far ml and . ▁The ▁Br idd les ford ▁C ops es ▁represent ▁the ▁largest ▁remaining ▁block ▁of ▁ancient ▁semi - natural ▁wood land ▁on ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁W ight . ▁Notable ▁species ▁present ▁include ▁Haz el ▁d orm ouse , ▁Be ch stein ’ s ▁bat , ▁bar b ast elle ▁bat , ▁red ▁squ ir rel , ▁narrow - le aved ▁lung wort ▁and ▁the ▁fung us ▁we ev il ▁Pse ude up arius ▁sep icola . ▁ ▁R ough ▁Hill ▁R ough ▁Hill ▁is ▁a ▁tradition ally ▁managed ▁orch ard ▁of ▁~ 4 ▁hect ares , ▁located ▁on ▁a ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁river ▁Av on ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁Pers h ore , ▁Wor c esters hire . ▁Since ▁being ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁Trust ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁the ▁orch ard ▁is ▁being ▁sens it ively ▁restored ▁for ▁the ▁benefit ▁of ▁its ▁b iod iversity ▁and ▁her itage ▁value . ▁The ▁principal ▁management ▁activities ▁are ▁the ▁provision ▁and ▁care ▁of ▁new ▁fruit ▁trees , ▁rest oration ▁pr uning ▁of ▁ext ant ▁m ature ▁trees , ▁and ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁extensive ▁liv est ock ▁gra zing ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁species - rich ▁cal care