White Shute
White Shute is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) based in Berkshire near Eastbury.[1] It is located within the North Wessex Downs.[2]
Geography
The site is 5 acres in size.[3] The site is best described as lowland Calcareous grassland[4] The bank is south-west facing.[3]
History
In 1990 the site was designated a site of special scientific interest (SSSI).[5]
Fauna
The nature reserve has the following fauna:[3]
Invertebrates
Flora
The site has the following Flora:[3]
- Bromus erectus
- Festuca ovina
- Keoleria macrantha
- Avenula pubescens
- Briza media
- Carex flacca
- Luzula campestris
- Sanguisorba minor
- Galium verum
- Campanula rotundifolia
- Leontodon hispidus
- Centaurea scabiosa
- Helianthemum nummularium
- Viola hirta
- Hippocrepis comosa
- Dactylorhiza fuchsii
- Pimpinella saxifraga
- Polygala calcarea
- Dactylorhiza praetermissa
- Gymnadenia conopsea
- Crataegus
- hazel
- Fraxinus
- Prunus spinosa
- Sambucus
- Buckthorn
- Ligustrum vulgare
- Viburnum lantana
- Viburnum opulus
- Whitebeam
- Primula veris
- Anthyllis vulneraria
References
- ↑ "23. South Lambourn Downs". Berkshirelnp.org. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ↑ "LUC Standard Report Template-London" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- 1 2 3 4 "SITE NAME: WHITE SHUTE" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ↑ "Condition of SSSI Units for Site White Shute SSSI". Natural england. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ↑ "White Shute SSSI". Natural england. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
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