Reed_Hill,_Oxfordshire

Reed Hill, Oxfordshire

Reed Hill, Oxfordshire

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Reed Hill is a 14-hectare (35-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) west of Stonesfield in Oxfordshire.[1][2] It partly overlaps Stonesfield Slate Mines SSSI.

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This sheltered dry valley has unimproved limestone grassland, secondary woodland and scrub. A spring at the northern end makes the ground there seasonally damp. Invertebrates include the small blue, Duke of Burgundy and dark green fritillary butterflies, the small shield bug Neotti-glossa pusilla, the beetle Oedemera lurida and the spider Hypsosinga pygmaea.[3]

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  1. [1]
    "Designated Sites View: Reed Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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    "Map of Reed Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Reed Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
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