Cleeve Hill SSSI, Berkshire

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Cleeve Hill
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location within Berkshire
Location Berkshire
Grid reference SU 332 765 [1]
Coordinates 51°29′10″N1°31′23″W / 51.486°N 1.523°W / 51.486; -1.523 Coordinates: 51°29′10″N1°31′23″W / 51.486°N 1.523°W / 51.486; -1.523
InterestBiological
Area4.0 hectares (9.9 acres) [1]
Notification 1983 [1]
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Cleeve Hill is a 4-hectare (9.9-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Lambourn in Berkshire. [1] [2]

Contents

Cleeve Hill is a sloping chalk grassland site with mixed scrub in the northern part. It is in the North Wessex Downs, which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. [3]

Fauna

The site has the following fauna: [3]

Invertebrates

Flora

The site has the following flora: [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Cleeve Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. "Map of Cleeve Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 "Cleeve Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 December 2019.