Hurley Chalk Pit Explained

Hurley Chalk Pit
Type:Nature reserve
Grid Ref Uk:SU813824
Location:Maidenhead, Berkshire
Area:1ha
Manager:Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust

Hurley Chalk Pit is a 1abbr=offNaNabbr=off nature reserve west of Maidenhead in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.[1]

This chalk pit, which was dug more than 150 years ago, is warm and sheltered and it has 15 species of butterfly, including common blues and gatekeepers. There are varied habitats, with woodland, scrub, grassland and hedges.[1]

There is access from a footpath which runs north from Warren Row.

References

51.532°N -0.8293°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hurley Chalk Pit . Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust . 20 January 2020.