Barton Bushes

Barton Bushes (grid reference SP110259) is a 5.7-hectare (14-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1996.[1][2]

Barton Bushes
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Cotswold Pennycress (Thlaspi perfoliatum)
Location within Gloucestershire
Area of SearchGloucestershire
Grid referenceSP110259
Coordinates51.931954°N 1.840696°W / 51.931954; -1.840696
InterestBiological
Area5.7 hectare
Notification1996
Natural England website

The site has local names being Barton Larches and Meadows Larches. It lies within the Cotswold Hills Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA), and the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[1]

Flora and fauna

The site is of special interest as it supports the nationally rare Cotswold Pennycress (Thlaspi perfoliatum), for unimproved limestone grassland and scrub and for its population of the nationally scarce Duke of Burgundy fritillary butterfly.[1]

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