Bourton Down

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Bourton Down
Site of Special Scientific Interest
File:Pulsatilla vulgaris 'Pasque flower' (Ranunculaceae) flower.jpg
Pasqueflower (Pulsatilla vulgaris)
Bourton Down is located in Gloucestershire
Bourton Down
Location within Gloucestershire
Area of Search Gloucestershire
Grid reference SP142313
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Interest Biological
Area 11.17 hectare
Notification 1974
Natural England website

Bourton Down (grid reference SP142313) is an 11.17-hectare (27.6-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1974.[1][2] The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 (on line) as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).[3]

Location and habitat

The site lies within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is one of a series of grassland sites on Jurassic limestone. The site supports the Pasqueflower which is of some importance as there are few remaining sites. The site also supports Bastard Toadflax, and has good populations of Early Purple Orchid and Bee Orchid.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Natural England SSSI information on the citation
  2. ↑ Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 1, Sites of Special Scientific Interest
  3. ↑ Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 2, Key Wildlife Sites

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