Ellesborough and Kimble Warrens

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Ellesborough and Kimble Warrens
Site of Special Scientific Interest
View across Great Kimble Warren - geograph.org.uk - 181446.jpg
View across Great Kimble Warren
Location Buckinghamshire
Grid reference SP831058
InterestBiological
Area68.9 hectares
Notification 1984
Location map Magic Map

Ellesborough and Kimble Warrens is a 68.9-hectare (170-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Ellesborough in Buckinghamshire. The local planning authority is Wycombe District Council. It is part of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. [1] [2]

The site contains three deep valleys, called Ellesborough Warren and Great and Little Kimble Warrens. It is one of the most important sites in the Chilterns for natural box woodlands, and it also has grasslands with rare plant species. There is a wide range of invertebrates and breeding birds. [1] [3]

A warren is an area set aside in medieval times for the breeding of rabbits or hares. On Beacon Hill, in the north-east of the site, there is a well-preserved pillow mound, a purpose-built breeding place, and this is a scheduled monument. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Ellesborough and Kimble Warrens citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 December 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. "Map of Ellesborough and Kimble Warrens". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. "Lottery grant to conserve rare woodland". Chilterns Conservation Board. 24 October 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  4. Historic England. "Pillow mound on Beacon Hill, 550m south of Ellesborough church (1013940)". National Heritage List for England . Retrieved 6 January 2015.

Coordinates: 51°44′41″N0°47′52″W / 51.7447°N 0.7978°W / 51.7447; -0.7978