Coulters Dean | |
Aos: | Hampshire |
Interest: | Biological |
Area: | 2.2ha |
Notifydate: | 1984 |
Map: | Magic Map |
Coulters Dean is a 2.2abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Buriton in Hampshire.[1] [2] It is part of the 4abbr=offNaNabbr=off Coulters Dean nature reserve, which is managed by the Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust.[3]
This is chalk grassland on a west facing slope of the South Downs. It has a rich flora and invertebrate fauna, which has been recorded periodically since 1914. Flowering plants include horseshoe vetch, rampion, clustered bellflower and at least eleven species of orchid.[4]