Watlington and Pyrton Hills

Watlington and Pyrton Hills
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationOxfordshire
Grid referenceSU 705 938[1]
InterestBiological
Area112.7 hectares (278 acres)[1]
Notification1989[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Watlington and Pyrton Hills is a 112.7-hectare (278-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Watlington in Oxfordshire.[1][2] An area of 1.6 hectares (4.0 acres) is Watlington Chalk Pit, which is a Local Nature Reserve.[3][4]

This site has floristically diverse chalk grassland, chalk scrub, broadleaved woodland and yew woodland. Watlington Hill has short turf which is grazed by rabbits, with flowering plants including yellow-wort, dropwort, horseshoe vetch, squinancywort and the nationally rare candytuft.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Watlington and Pyrton Hills". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of Watlington and Pyrton Hills". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Watlington Chalk Pit". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Map of Watlington Chalk Pit". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Watlington and Pyrton Hills citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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