Watts Bank Explained

White Shute
Aos:	Berkshire
Interest:	Biological
Area:	1.9ha
Notifydate:	1987
Map:	Magic Map
Coordinates:	51.492°N -1.525°W

Watts Bank is a 1.9abbr=offNaNabbr=off nature reserve south of Lambourn in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.^[1] It is designated a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest as White Shute.^{[2] [3]}

Watts Bank is a small chalk grassland bank. It has had over 30 butterfly species recorded.^[4]

Fauna

The site has the following fauna:^[1]

Butterflies

• Aricia agestis, brown argus
• Callophrys rubi, green hairstreak
• Melanargia galathea, marbled white
• Lycaena phlaeas, small copper

Flora

The site has the following flora:^[1]

Plants

• Gentianella amarella
• Dactylorhiza fuchsii
• Primula veris
• Succisa pratensis
• Linum catharticum
• Anthyllis vulneraria

Notes and References

1. Web site: Watts Bank . Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust . 3 December 2019.
2. Web site: Designated Sites View: White Shute . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 3 December 2019.
3. Web site: Map of White Shute. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 3 December 2019.
4. Book: Walking in the North Wessex Downs - Steve Davison - Google Books . June 2015. 9781783622122 . 2017-04-17. Davison . Steve .