Reed Hill, Oxfordshire Explained

Reed Hill
Aos:Oxfordshire
Interest:Biological
Area:14ha
Notifydate:1987
Map: Magic Map

Reed Hill is a 14abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) west of Stonesfield in Oxfordshire.[1] [2] It partly overlaps Stonesfield Slate Mines SSSI.

This sheltered dry valley has unimproved limestone grassland, secondary woodland and scrub. A spring at the northern end makes the ground there seasonally damp. Invertebrates include the small blue, Duke of Burgundy and dark green fritillary butterflies, the small shield bug Neotti-glossa pusilla, the beetle Oedemera lurida and the spider Hypsosinga pygmaea.[3]

References

51.584°N -1.45°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Reed Hill . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 7 April 2020.
  2. Web site: Map of Reed Hill. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 7 April 2020.
  3. Web site: Reed Hill citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 7 April 2020.