West Woodhay Down
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Berkshire Hampshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 387 617[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 1.5 hectares (3.7 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1985[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
West Woodhay Down is a 1.5-hectare (3.7-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Berkshire and Hampshire. The site is near West Woodhay, west of Newbury.[1][2]
This site was formerly included as part of Inkpen and Walbury Hills SSSI.[3] It is lowland Calcareous grassland[4] with a northwest facing bank.[3]
Flora
The site has the following Flora:[3]
- Bromus erectus
- Blackstonia perfoliata
- Leontodon autumnalis
- Linum catharticum
- Galium cruciata
- Asperula cynanchica
- Primula veris
- Scabiosa columbaria
- Reseda lutea
- Sanguisorba minor
- Gymnadenia conopsea
- Anacamptis pyramidalis
- Helianthemum nummularium
- Centaurea scabiosa
- Campanula rotundifolia
- Listera ovata
- Herminium monorchis
- Coeloglossum viride
- Polygala calcarea
- Saxifraga granulata
- Crataegus
- Whitebeam
- Crataegus monogyna
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: West Woodhay Down". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Map of West Woodhay Down". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "SITE NAME: WEST WOODHAY DOWN" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-03-06.
- ^ "Condition of SSSI Units for Site West Woodhay Down SSSI". Natural england. Retrieved 2017-03-06.
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