Cleeve Hill SSSI, Berkshire

51°29′10″N 1°31′23″W / 51.486°N 1.523°W / 51.486; -1.523InterestBiologicalArea4.0 hectares (9.9 acres)^[1]Notification1983^[1]Location mapMagic Map

Cleeve Hill is a 4-hectare (9.9-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Lambourn in Berkshire.^[1][2]

Cleeve Hill is a sloping chalk grassland site with mixed scrub in the northern part. It is in the North Wessex Downs, which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.^[3]

Fauna

The site has the following fauna:^[3]

Invertebrates

• Dark green fritillary
• Melanargia galathea
• Cupido minimus

Flora

The site has the following flora:^[3]

• Zerna erecta
• Brachypodium sylvaticum
• Crataegus monogyna
• Cornus sanguinea
• Viburnum lantana
• Corylus avellana
• Campanula glomerata
• Carlina vulgaris
• Dactylorhiza fuchsii
• Helianthemum chamaecistus
• Linum catharticum
• Lotus corniculatus
• Pimpinella saxifraga
• Primula veris
• Thymus drucei
• Thymus pulegioides
• Scabiosa columbaria
• Succisa pratensis
• Gentianella amarella
• Gentianella germanica
• Platanthera chlorantha
• Listera ovata

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Designated Sites View: Cleeve Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
2. ^ "Map of Cleeve Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Cleeve Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 December 2019.