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Cleeve Hill

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location within Berkshire
Location	Berkshire
Grid reference	SU 332 765
Coordinates	51°29′10″N 1°31′23″W / 51.486°N 1.523°W / 51.486; -1.523
Interest	Biological
Area	4.0 hectares (9.9 acres)
Notification	1983
Location map	Magic Map

Cleeve Hill is a 4-hectare (9.9-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Lambourn in Berkshire.

Cleeve Hill is a sloping chalk grassland site with mixed scrub in the northern part. It is in the North Wessex Downs, which is an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Fauna

The site has the following fauna:

Invertebrates

• Dark green fritillary
• Melanargia galathea
• Cupido minimus

Flora

The site has the following flora:

• Zerna erecta
• Brachypodium sylvaticum
• Crataegus monogyna
• Cornus sanguinea
• Viburnum lantana
• Corylus avellana
• Campanula glomerata
• Carlina vulgaris
• Dactylorhiza fuchsii
• Helianthemum chamaecistus
• Linum catharticum
• Lotus corniculatus
• Pimpinella saxifraga
• Primula veris
• Thymus drucei
• Thymus pulegioides
• Scabiosa columbaria
• Succisa pratensis
• Gentianella amarella
• Gentianella germanica
• Platanthera chlorantha
• Listera ovata

References

1. ^ "Designated Sites View: Cleeve Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
2. "Map of Cleeve Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
3. ^ "Cleeve Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

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