Barton Bushes Explained

Barton Bushes
Aos:Gloucestershire
Interest:Biological
Coordinates:51.932°N -1.8407°W
Area:5.7 hectare
Notifydate:1996
Enref:1007165

Barton Bushes is a 5.7ha biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1996.[1] [2]

The site has local names being Barton Larches and Meadows Larches. It lies within the Cotswold Hills Environmentally Sensitive Area (ESA), and the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[1]

Flora and fauna

The site is of special interest as it supports the nationally rare Cotswold Pennycress (Thlaspi perfoliatum),for unimproved limestone grassland and scrub and for its population of the nationally scarce Duke of Burgundy fritillary butterfly.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/sssi/sssi_details.cfm?sssi_id=1007165 Natural England SSSI information on the citation
  2. http://www.localplan.cotswold.gov.uk/localplan/text/texta1.htm Cotswold District Local Plan, Appendix 1, Sites of Special Scientific Interest