Aston Upthorpe Downs
Aston Upthorpe Downs is a 38.5-hectare (95-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Aston Upthorpe in Oxfordshire.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.[3]
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Area of Search | Oxfordshire |
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| Grid reference | SU 543 835[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 38.5 hectares (95 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1992[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
This site is a set of dry valleys in the Berkshire Downs. Most of it is chalk grassland grassland which has a rich variety of flora and fauna, and there are also areas of mixed woodland and juniper scrub. Flora include the nationally uncommon wild candytuft and the only population in the county of the rare pasque flower.[4]
References
- "Designated Sites View: Aston Upthorpe Downs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- "Map of Aston Upthorpe Downs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
- Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 121. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
- "Aston Upthorpe Downs citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
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