The site is chalk grassland on a steeply sloping hill, with small areas of woodland and scrub. The richest areas botanically are the lower and steeper slopes, with plants including the nationally scarce pasque flower and field fleawort. Twenty-six species of butterfly have been recorded, and breeding birds include skylarks, meadow pipits and willow warblers.[1]
pitstone, hill, hectare, acre, biological, site, special, scientific, importance, east, pitstone, buckinghamshire, chilterns, area, outstanding, natural, beauty, crossed, ridgeway, national, trail, site, special, scientific, interestlocationbuckinghamshiregrid. Pitstone Hill is a 22 9 hectare 57 acre biological Site of Special Scientific Importance east of Pitstone in Buckinghamshire It is in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is crossed by the Ridgeway National Trail 1 2 Pitstone HillSite of Special Scientific InterestLocationBuckinghamshireGrid referenceSP950145InterestBiologicalArea22 9 hectaresNotification1984Location mapMagic MapThe site is chalk grassland on a steeply sloping hill with small areas of woodland and scrub The richest areas botanically are the lower and steeper slopes with plants including the nationally scarce pasque flower and field fleawort Twenty six species of butterfly have been recorded and breeding birds include skylarks meadow pipits and willow warblers 1 There is access from Stocks Road 1 References edit a b c Pitstone Hill citation PDF Sites of Special Scientific Interest Natural England Retrieved 14 October 2015 Map of Pitstone Hill Sites of Special Scientific Interest Natural England Retrieved 14 October 2015 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pitstone Hill 51 49 17 N 0 37 20 W 51 8215 N 0 622343 W 51 8215 0 622343 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Pitstone Hill amp oldid 1118888655, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
