| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Buckinghamshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SP950145 |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 22.9 hectares |
| Notification | 1984 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Pitstone Hill is a 22.9-hectare (57-acre) biologicalSite of Special Scientific Importance east ofPitstone inBuckinghamshire. It is in theChilternsArea of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is crossed by theRidgeway National Trail.[1][2]
The site is chalk grassland on a steeply sloping hill, with small areas of woodland and scrub. The richest areas botanically are the lower and steeper slopes, with plants including the nationally scarcepasque flower andfield fleawort. Twenty-six species of butterfly have been recorded, and breeding birds includeskylarks,meadow pipits andwillow warblers.[1]
There is access from Stocks Road.[1]
51°49′17″N0°37′20″W / 51.8215°N 0.622343°W /51.8215; -0.622343