Hinton Charterhouse Field
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Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Area of Search | Avon |
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Grid reference | ST764574 |
Coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 0.32 hectares (0.0032 km2; 0.0012 sq mi) |
Notification | 1991 |
Natural England website |
Hinton Charterhouse Field (grid reference ST764574) is a 0.32 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) near the village of Hinton Charterhouse in Bath and North East Somerset, notified in 1991.
The site is situated on a west-facing slope of a shallow valley of the Cotswolds to the south of Bath and is underlain by Oolitic Limestone. The sward contains a population of the nationally rare Field Eryngo (Eryngium campestre).[1]
References
- ↑ English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed on 16 July 2006)
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