Watts Bank

White Shute
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location of White Shute.
Area of searchBerkshire
Grid referenceSU 330 771
Coordinates51°29′31″N 1°31′30″W / 51.492°N 1.525°W / 51.492; -1.525
InterestBiological
Area1.9 hectares (4.7 acres)
Notification date1987
Location mapMagic Map

Watts Bank is a 1.9-hectare (4.7-acre) nature reserve south of Lambourn in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. It is designated a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest as White Shute.

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

Fauna

The site has the following fauna:

Butterflies

Flora

The site has the following flora:

Plants

References

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