Watts Bank

Nature reserve in Berkshire, UK

51°29′31″N 1°31′30″W / 51.492°N 1.525°W / 51.492; -1.525InterestBiologicalArea1.9 hectares (4.7 acres)[1]Notification1987[1]Location mapMagic Map

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]

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

  • Aricia agestis, brown argus
  • Callophrys rubi, green hairstreak
  • Melanargia galathea, marbled white
  • Lycaena phlaeas, small copper

Flora

The site has the following flora:[2]

Plants

  • Gentianella amarella
  • Dactylorhiza fuchsii
  • Primula veris
  • Succisa pratensis
  • Linum catharticum
  • Anthyllis vulneraria

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: White Shute". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "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 17 April 2017.
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