Holtspur Bank
Holtspur Bank is a 6.6 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire. It is owned and managed by Beaconsfield Town Council.[1][2]
Half of the site is chalk grassland and half ancient woodland. It has a wide variety of species including many orchids on the grassland, and oaks with some cherry trees in the woodland. The understorey has holly, elderberry, hawthorn and honeysuckle. It is one of only two sites in South Buckinghamshire where dormice have been recorded.[3][4]
There is access from Riding Lane and Holtspur Top Lane.[3]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Holtspur Bank.
References
- ^ "Holtspur Bank". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "Map of Holtspur Bank". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Holtspur Bank Local Nature Reserve". Beaconsfield Town Council. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "Flora". Friends of Holtspur Bank Nature Reserve. Retrieved 8 April 2016.