Watts Bank

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White Shute
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location within Berkshire
Area of Search Berkshire
Grid reference SU 330 771 [1]
Coordinates 51°29′31″N1°31′30″W / 51.492°N 1.525°W / 51.492; -1.525 Coordinates: 51°29′31″N1°31′30″W / 51.492°N 1.525°W / 51.492; -1.525
InterestBiological
Area1.9 hectares (4.7 acres) [1]
Notification 1987 [1]
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Watts Bank is a 1.9-hectare (4.7-acre) nature reserve south of Lambourn in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. [2] It is designated a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest as White Shute. [1] [3]

Contents

Watts Bank is a small chalk grassland bank. It has had over 30 butterfly species recorded. [4]

Fauna

The site has the following fauna: [2]

Butterflies

Flora

The site has the following flora: [2]

Plants

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: White Shute". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 "Watts Bank". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  3. "Map of White Shute". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. Davison, Steve (June 2015). Walking in the North Wessex Downs - Steve Davison - Google Books. ISBN   9781783622122 . Retrieved 2017-04-17.