Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Oxfordshire |
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Grid reference | SU 577 826 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 13.6 hectares (34 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1986 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Moulsford Downs is a 13.6-hectare (34-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Goring-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. [1] [2]
This chalk grassland site on the Berkshire Downs has a rich wildlife. The diverse invertebrate fauna includes the uncommon robber-fly Leptarthrus brevirostris, the adonis blue butterfly, the juniper shield bug, the weevils Baris picicornis and seed beetle Phyllobius viridicollis, the leaf beetle Phyllotreta nodicornis and the Bruchus cisti. [3]
The site is private land with no public access.
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Oxfordshire |
---|---|
Grid reference | SU 577 826 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 13.6 hectares (34 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1986 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Moulsford Downs is a 13.6-hectare (34-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Goring-on-Thames in Oxfordshire. [1] [2]
This chalk grassland site on the Berkshire Downs has a rich wildlife. The diverse invertebrate fauna includes the uncommon robber-fly Leptarthrus brevirostris, the adonis blue butterfly, the juniper shield bug, the weevils Baris picicornis and seed beetle Phyllobius viridicollis, the leaf beetle Phyllotreta nodicornis and the Bruchus cisti. [3]
The site is private land with no public access.