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.[2] It is designated a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest as White Shute.[1][3]
Watts Bank is a small chalk grassland bank. It has had over 30 butterfly species recorded.[4]
Fauna
The site has the following fauna:[2]
Butterflies
- Aricia agestis, brown argus
- Callophrys rubi, green hairstreak
- Melanargia galathea, marbled white
- Lycaena phlaeas, small copper
Flora
The site has the following flora:[2]
Plants
- Gentianella amarella
- Dactylorhiza fuchsii
- Primula veris
- Succisa pratensis
- Linum catharticum
- Anthyllis vulneraria
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: White Shute". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ a b c "Watts Bank". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ "Map of White Shute". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Davison, Steve (June 2015). Walking in the North Wessex Downs - Steve Davison - Google Books. ISBN 9781783622122. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
