Reed Hill, Oxfordshire

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Reed Hill
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Gateway (geograph 2713446).jpg
Location Oxfordshire
Grid reference SP 380 174 [1]
InterestBiological
Area14.0 hectares (35 acres) [1]
Notification 1987 [1]
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Reed Hill is a 14-hectare (35-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) west of Stonesfield in Oxfordshire. [1] [2] It partly overlaps Stonesfield Slate Mines SSSI.

This sheltered dry valley has unimproved limestone grassland, secondary woodland and scrub. A spring at the northern end makes the ground there seasonally damp. Invertebrates include the small blue, Duke of Burgundy and dark green fritillary butterflies, the small shield bug Neotti-glossa pusilla , the beetle Oedemera lurida and the spider Hypsosinga pygmaea . [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Reed Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Map of Reed Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. ↑ "Reed Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 April 2020.

51°35′02″N1°27′00″W / 51.584°N 1.450°W / 51.584; -1.450

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