Cleeve Hill SSSI, Berkshire explained

Cleeve Hill
Aos:	Berkshire
Interest:	Biological
Coordinates:	51.486°N -1.523°W
Area:	4ha
Notifydate:	1983
Map:	Magic Map

Cleeve Hill is a 4abbr=offNaNabbr=off 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Cleeve Hill . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 3 December 2019.
2. Web site: Map of Cleeve Hill. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 3 December 2019.
3. Web site: Cleeve Hill citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 4 December 2019.