Croker's Hole

Croker's Hole
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Area of Search	Berkshire
Grid reference	SU324820
Interest	Biological
Area	4.4 hectares
Notification	1991
Location map	Magic Map

Croker's Hole is a 4.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Upper Lambourn in Berkshire. The local planning authorities are Newbury District Council and Berkshire County Council.^[1]^[2]

The site is a narrow grassland valley, which is one of the most florally diverse chalk downlands in Berkshire. The dominant plants are upright brome and tor-grass, and it is the only site in the county which has the nationally rare bastard-toadflax (Thesium humifusum).^[1]

There is access from a footpath from Seven Barrows to Hangman's Stone.

References

1 2 "Croker's Hole citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
↑ "Map of Croker's Hole". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 28 December 2014.

Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Berkshire

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Neighbouring areas Buckinghamshire Hampshire London Oxfordshire Surrey Wiltshire

Coordinates: 51°32′10″N 1°32′03″W / 51.5360°N 1.5343°W / 51.5360; -1.5343

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Croker's Hole

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