Upper Greensand Hangers: Wyck to Wheatley
Appearance
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Hampshire |
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Grid reference | SU 775 395[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 13.2 hectares (33 acres)[1] |
Notification | 1999[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Upper Greensand Hangers: Wyck to Wheatley is a 13.2-hectare (33-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Alton in Hampshire.[1][2] It is part of the East Hampshire Hangers Special Area of Conservation.[3]
This site is composed of woods on the steep rocky slopes of the Upper Greensand. Bare rocks are covered by lime-loving bryophytes such as Tortula marginata, Chiloscyphus pallescens and Fissidens gracilifolius. There is also a population of the nationally scarce mollusc Macrogastra rolphii.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Upper Greensand Hangers: Wyck to Wheatley". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Map of Upper Greensand Hangers: Wyck to Wheatley". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: East Hampshire Hangers". Special Areas of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 23 April 2020.
- ^ "Upper Greensand Hangers: Wyck to Wheatley citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
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