Lodge Hill, Buckinghamshire Explained

Lodge Hill
Aos:Buckinghamshire
Interest:Biological
Notifydate:1984
Map:Magic Map

Lodge Hill is a 31.8ha Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Bledlow Ridge in Buckinghamshire. The local planning authorities are Wycombe District Council and Buckinghamshire County Council. The site is in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and The Ridgeway long-distance footpath crosses it.[1] [2]

There is evidence of prehistoric activity on the site. There are two late Neolithic or early Bronze Age round barrows, with fragments of Beaker culture pottery. There is also the remains of an Iron Age settlement.[3]

The site is chalk grassland and scrub which is notable for its invertebrates, including butterflies. It has a rare snail, Abide secale, and populations of badgers and slowworms.[1]

References

51.6945°N -0.8519°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lodge Hill citation . Sites of Special Scientific Interest . Natural England . 30 September 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20151002004934/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1001448.pdf . 2 October 2015 .
  2. Web site: Map of Lodge Hill. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 30 September 2015.
  3. Web site: Bledlow-cum-Saunderton. Buckinghamshire County Council. 30 September 2015.