Chinnor Hill Explained

Chinnor Hill
Aos:	Oxfordshire
Interest:	Biological
Area:	26.8ha
Notifydate:	1986
Map:	Magic Map

Chinnor Hill is a 26.8abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Chinnor in Oxfordshire.^{[1] [2]} It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.^[3]

This hill has species-rich calcareous grassland, juniper scrub, which is an uncommon habitat, mixed scrub and woodland. More than 300 species of vascular plant have been recorded and 65 of birds. Many passerines breed in the scrub, and thrushes such as redwings and fieldfares feed on berries in the winter.^[4]

References

51.699°N -0.893°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Chinnor Hill . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 23 March 2020.
2. Web site: Map of Chinnor Hill. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 23 March 2020.
3. Web site: Chinnor Hill . Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust . 23 March 2020.
4. Web site: Chinnor Hill citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 23 March 2020.