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Watlington and Pyrton Hills is a 112.7-hectare (278-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Watlington in Oxfordshire.[1][2] An area of 1.6 hectares (4.0 acres) is Watlington Chalk Pit, which is a Local Nature Reserve.[3][4]

Watlington and Pyrton Hills
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationOxfordshire
Grid referenceSU 705 938[1]
InterestBiological
Area112.7 hectares (278 acres)[1]
Notification1989[1]
Location mapMagic Map

This site has floristically diverse chalk grassland, chalk scrub, broadleaved woodland and yew woodland. Watlington Hill has short turf which is grazed by rabbits, with flowering plants including yellow-wort, dropwort, horseshoe vetch, squinancywort and the nationally rare candytuft.[5]


References


  1. "Designated Sites View: Watlington and Pyrton Hills". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  2. "Map of Watlington and Pyrton Hills". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  3. "Watlington Chalk Pit". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. "Map of Watlington Chalk Pit". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  5. "Watlington and Pyrton Hills citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
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