Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
![]() Cotswold Pennycress(Thlaspi perfoliatum) | |
Location | Gloucestershire |
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Grid reference | SP110259 |
Coordinates | 51°55′55″N1°50′27″W / 51.931954°N 1.840696°W /51.931954; -1.840696 |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 5.7hectare |
Notification | 1996 |
Natural England website |
Barton Bushes (grid referenceSP110259) is a 5.7-hectare (14-acre)biological Site of Special Scientific Interest inGloucestershire,notified in 1996.[1][2]
The site has local names being Barton Larches and Meadows Larches. It lies within theCotswold HillsEnvironmentally Sensitive Area (ESA), and the CotswoldsArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty.[1]
The site is of special interest as it supports the nationally rare CotswoldPennycress(Thlaspi perfoliatum),for unimproved limestone grassland and scrub and for its population of the nationally scarceDuke of Burgundy fritillary butterfly.[1]
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