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'''Stonesfield Common, Bottoms and Banks''' is a {{convert|27.45|ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] (SSSI) south of [[Stonesfield]] in [[Oxfordshire]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000384&SiteName=&countyCode=34&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Stonesfield Common, Bottoms and Banks | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 8 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url=https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000384%27 |title=Map of Stonesfield Common, Bottoms and Banks|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 8 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Stonesfield Common, Bottoms and Banks citation |url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000384.pdf |series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest |publisher=Natural England |accessdate=8 April 2020}}</ref>
'''Stonesfield Common, Bottoms and Banks''' is a {{convert|27.45|ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological [[Site of Special Scientific Interest]] (SSSI) south of [[Stonesfield]] in [[Oxfordshire]].<ref name=dsv>{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1000384&SiteName=&countyCode=34&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Stonesfield Common, Bottoms and Banks | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate = 8 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=map>{{cite web|url=https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271000384%27 |title=Map of Stonesfield Common, Bottoms and Banks|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|accessdate= 8 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Stonesfield Common, Bottoms and Banks citation |url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1000384.pdf |series=Sites of Special Scientific Interest |publisher=Natural England |accessdate=8 April 2020}}</ref>


This site is composed of steeply sloping valleys and banks. Most of it is unimproved [[Oolitic limestone|Oolithic limestone]] grassland and scrub, but there is also an area of semi-natural beech-wych elm [[ancient woodland]]. This area forms one of the largest remnants of such grassland type in the UK.<ref name=":0" /> The five units of Stonesfield Common, Bottoms and Banks SSSI are Church Street, Baggs Bottom, The Common, Stockey Bottom, and the River Evenlode.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Site units |url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteUnitList.aspx?SiteCode=S1000384&SiteName=&countyCode=34&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk}}</ref> The site is managed by the Thames Solent area team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Natural England offices and area teams |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/natural-england-office-locations |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref> The grass in Stonesfield Common is mainly [[upright brome]], and herbs include [[field scabious]], [[ greater knapweed]], [[lady's bedstraw]] and [[pyramidal orchid]].<ref name=":0" /> The main habitats present in the SSSI are [[Broad-leaved tree|broadleaved]], [[Mixed woodland|mixed]] and [[yew]] woodland [[lowland]], and [[calcareous grassland]].<ref name="dsv" /> Soils in this site are typically [[calcareous]] with stoneless, clayey soils.<ref name=":0" /> Fauna in the area includes the small blue butterfly [[Cupido minimus]], colonies of the marbled white [[Melanargia galathea]] butterflies, and invertebrate territories such as those of the white-legged damselfly [[Platycnemis pennipes]].<ref name=":0" />
This site is composed of steeply sloping valleys and banks. Most of it is unimproved [[Oolitic limestone|Oolithic limestone]] grassland and scrub, but there is also an area of semi-natural beech-wych elm [[ancient woodland]]. This area forms one of the largest remnants of such grassland type in the UK.<ref name=":0" /> The five units of Stonesfield Common, Bottoms and Banks SSSI are Church Street, Baggs Bottom, The Common, Stockey Bottom, and the River Evenlode.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Site units |url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteUnitList.aspx?SiteCode=S1000384&SiteName=&countyCode=34&responsiblePerson=&unitId=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk}}</ref> The site is managed by the Thames Solent area team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Natural England offices and area teams |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/natural-england-office-locations |access-date=2022-04-10 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref> The grass in Stonesfield Common is mainly [[upright brome]], and herbs include [[field scabious]], [[ greater knapweed]], [[lady's bedstraw]] and [[pyramidal orchid]].<ref name=":0" /> The main habitats present in the SSSI are [[Broad-leaved tree|broadleaved]], [[Mixed woodland|mixed]] and [[yew]] woodland [[lowland]], and [[calcareous grassland]].<ref name="dsv" /> Soils in this site are typically [[calcareous]] with stoneless, clayey soils.<ref name=":0" /> Fauna in the area includes the small blue butterfly [[Cupido minimus]], colonies of the marbled white [[Melanargia galathea]] butterflies, and invertebrate territories such as those of the white-legged damselfly [[Platycnemis pennipes]].<ref name=":0" />

Latest revision as of 16:53, 31 March 2023

Stonesfield Common, Bottoms and Banks
Site of Special Scientific Interest
StandortOxfordshire
Grid referenceSP 392 165[1]
InterestBiological
Area27.45 hectares (67.8 acres)[1]
Notification1989[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Stonesfield Common, Bottoms and Banks is a 27.45-hectare (67.8-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) south of Stonesfield in Oxfordshire.[1][2][3]

This site is composed of steeply sloping valleys and banks. Most of it is unimproved Oolithic limestone grassland and scrub, but there is also an area of semi-natural beech-wych elm ancient woodland. This area forms one of the largest remnants of such grassland type in the UK.[3] The five units of Stonesfield Common, Bottoms and Banks SSSI are Church Street, Baggs Bottom, The Common, Stockey Bottom, and the River Evenlode.[4] The site is managed by the Thames Solent area team.[5] The grass in Stonesfield Common is mainly upright brome, and herbs include field scabious, greater knapweed, lady's bedstraw and pyramidal orchid.[3] The main habitats present in the SSSI are broadleaved, mixed and yew woodland lowland, and calcareous grassland.[1] Soils in this site are typically calcareous with stoneless, clayey soils.[3] Fauna in the area includes the small blue butterfly Cupido minimus, colonies of the marbled white Melanargia galathea butterflies, and invertebrate territories such as those of the white-legged damselfly Platycnemis pennipes.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Designated Sites View: Stonesfield Common, Bottoms and Banks". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of Stonesfield Common, Bottoms and Banks". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Stonesfield Common, Bottoms and Banks citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
  4. ^ "Site units". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2022-04-10.
  5. ^ "Natural England offices and area teams". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2022-04-10.

51°50′46″N 1°25′55″W / 51.846°N 1.432°W / 51.846; -1.432

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