Pitstone Hill

Pitstone Hill
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Area of Search	Buckinghamshire
Grid reference	SP950145
Interest	Biological
Area	22.9 hectares
Notification	1984
Location map	Magic Map

Pitstone Hill is a 22.9 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Importance east of Pitstone in Buckinghamshire. It is in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is crossed by the Ridgeway National Trail.^[1]^[2]

The site is chalk grassland on a steeply sloping hill, with small areas of woodland and scrub. The richest areas botanically are the lower and steeper slopes, with plants including the nationally scarce pasque flower and field fleawort. Twenty-six species of butterfly have been recorded, and breeding birds include skylarks, meadow pipits and willow warblers.^[1]

There is access from Stocks Road.^[1]

References

1 2 3 "Pitstone Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
↑ "Map of Pitstone Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 October 2015.

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Coordinates: 51°49′17″N 0°37′20″W / 51.8215°N 0.622343°W / 51.8215; -0.622343

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