Boxwell SSSI
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| File:Illustration Buxus sempervirens1 cleaned.jpg Box (Buxus sempervirens) | |
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| Location | Gloucestershire |
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| Grid reference | ST816928 |
| Coordinates | Lua error in Module:Coordinates at line 489: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 5.31 hectare |
| Notification | 1954 |
| Natural England website | |
Boxwell SSSI (grid reference ST816928) is a 5.31-hectare (13.1-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1954.[1][2] The site is listed in the 'Cotswold District' Local Plan 2001-2011 (on line) as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).[3]
Location and habitat
[edit | edit source]The site is within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and is situated on a steep south-west facing Jurassic limestone slope. The site is considered of national importance being one of only three in the country where Box (Buxus sempervirens) is believed to be native. The site represents the best example of tall scrub-woodland habitat in Britain.[1]
References
[edit | edit source]SSSI Source
[edit | edit source]- Natural England SSSI information on the citation
- Natural England SSSI information on the Boxwell unit
External links
[edit | edit source]- Natural England (SSSI information)
