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Pitstone Hill

PitstoneSites of Special Scientific Interest in Buckinghamshire
Ridgeway on Pitstone Hill geograph.org.uk 575690
Ridgeway on Pitstone Hill geograph.org.uk 575690

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.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.There is access from Stocks Road.

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N 51.8215 ° E -0.622343 °
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Church End


LU7 9HA , Pitstone
England, United Kingdom
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Ridgeway on Pitstone Hill geograph.org.uk 575690
Ridgeway on Pitstone Hill geograph.org.uk 575690
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