Cleeve Hill SSSI, Berkshire facts for kids
This page is about the hill in Berkshire. For other Cleeve Hills, see Cleeve Hill.
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Area of Search | Berkshire |
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Interest | Biological |
Area | 4.0 hectares (9.9 acres) |
Notification | 1983 |
Location map | Magic Map |
Cleeve Hill is a 4-hectare (9.9-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Lambourn in Berkshire.
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.
Fauna
The site has the following fauna:
Invertebrates
- Dark green fritillary
- Melanargia galathea
- Cupido minimus
Flora
The site has the following flora:
- Zerna erecta
- Brachypodium sylvaticum
- Crataegus monogyna
- Cornus sanguinea
- Viburnum lantana
- Corylus avellana
- Campanula glomerata
- Carlina vulgaris
- Dactylorhiza fuchsii
- Helianthemum chamaecistus
- Linum catharticum
- Lotus corniculatus
- Pimpinella saxifraga
- Primula veris
- Thymus drucei
- Thymus pulegioides
- Scabiosa columbaria
- Succisa pratensis
- Gentianella amarella
- Gentianella germanica
- Platanthera chlorantha
- Listera ovata
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