Cherry Hill and The Gallops, Barton Mills
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 723 719[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 10.4 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1985[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Cherry Hill and The Gallops, Barton Mills is a 10.4-hectare (26-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Barton Mills in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2.[3]
This site consists of road verges which have calcareous grassland with four nationally rare plants, and two locally uncommon ones, sand catchfly and yellow medick. There is also a strip of pine plantation which has several rare insects.[4]
There is public access to these roadside verges along stretches of Herringswell Road and Worlington Road.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Cherry Hill and The Gallops, Barton Mills". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ "Map of Cherry Hill and The Gallops, Barton Mills". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 141. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
- ^ "Cherry Hill and The Gallops, Barton Mills citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2015. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
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