Buttlers Hangings
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Buckinghamshire |
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Grid reference | SU817962 |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 3.9 hectares |
Notification | 1984 |
Location map | Magic Map |
Buttlers Hangings is a 3.9-hectare (9.6-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest north of West Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. It is in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[1][2]
The site is steeply sloping grassland and scrub which has a wide variety of plant species. There are many rabbit burrows and a badger sett. Invertebrates include colonies of chalkland butterflies and four endangered Red Book spiders. Other insects include yellow meadow ants, thorn-hoppers and a rare weevil, Ceutorhynchus unguicularis. Fourteen snail species have been recorded.[1]
There is access by footpaths from West Wycombe Hill and Slough Lane.
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References
- ^ a b "Buttlers Hangings citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "Map of Buttlers Hangings". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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