Ashford Hill Woods and Meadows

Ashford Hill Woods and Meadows
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationHampshire
Grid referenceSU 562 617[1]
InterestBiological
Area141.5 hectares (350 acres)[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Ashford Hill Woods and Meadows is a 141.5-hectare (350-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Ashford Hill in Hampshire.[1][2] An area of 23.45 hectares (57.9 acres) is Ashford Hill NNR, which is a National Nature Reserve.[3]

This biologically rich site is a valley on London Clay and Lower Bagshot Beds. It has varied woodlands and agriculturally unimproved meadows. The diverse invertebrate fauna includes 31 species of butterflies and more than 400 species of moth, including the uncommon orange moth and pale oak eggar.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Ashford Hill Woods and Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of Ashford Hill Woods and Meadows". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Designated Sites View: Ashford Hill". National Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Ashford Hill Woods and Meadows citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
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