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Watts Bank

Coordinates: 51°29′31″N 1°31′30″W / 51.492°N 1.525°W / 51.492; -1.525
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White Shute
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Watts Bank is located in Berkshire
Watts Bank
Location within Berkshire
LocationBerkshire
Grid referenceSU 330 771[1]
Coordinates51°29′31″N 1°31′30″W / 51.492°N 1.525°W / 51.492; -1.525
InterestBiological
Area1.9 hectares (4.7 acres)[1]
Notification1987[1]
Location mapMagic Map

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

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The site has the following fauna:[2]

Butterflies

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Flora

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The site has the following flora:[2]

Plants

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: White Shute". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Watts Bank". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  3. ^ "Map of White Shute". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
  4. ^ Davison, Steve (June 2015). Walking in the North Wessex Downs - Steve Davison - Google Books. ISBN 9781783622122. Retrieved 17 April 2017.