Westfield Farm Chalk Bank

51°28′59″N 1°29′24″W / 51.483°N 1.49°W / 51.483; -1.49InterestBiologicalArea14.1 hectares (35 acres)^[1]Notification1990^[1]Location mapMagic Map

Westfield Farm Chalk Bank is a 14.1-hectare (35-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of East Garston in Berkshire.^[1][2]

Geography

The site is lowland Calcareous grassland^[3] The bank is North facing.^[4] There is access by a footpath from Newbury Road.

Flora

The site has the following Flora:^[4]

• Bromus erectus
• Brachypodium pinnatum
• Lolium perenne
• Cynosurus cristatus
• Scabiosa columbaria
• Linum catharticum
• Thymus praecox
• Cirsium acaule
• Carex flacca
• Gentianella amarella
• Knautia arvensis
• Primula veris
• Anthyllis vulneraria
• Galium verum
• Briza media
• Ononis repens
• Sanguisorba minor
• Plantago media
• Campanula glomerata
• Koeleria macrantha
• Trifolium medium
• Dactylorhiza fuchsii
• Listera ovata
• Anacamptis pyramidalis
• Coeloglossum viride
• Platanthera chlorantha

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Designated Sites View: Westfield Farm Chalk Bank". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
2. ^ "Map of Westfield Farm Chalk Bank". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 January 2020.
3. ^ "Condition of SSSI Units for Site WESTFIELD FARM CHALK BANK". Natural england. Retrieved 15 February 2017.
4. ^ ^{a b} "Westfield Farm Chalk Bank citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 January 2020.