Hornsleasow Roughs

Hornsleasow Roughs (grid reference SP117323) is a 28.24-hectare (69.8-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1954.[1][2]

Hornsleasow Roughs
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Example - Burnt orchid (Orchis ustulata)
Location within Gloucestershire
Area of SearchGloucestershire
Grid referenceSP117323
Coordinates51.989481°N 1.830298°W / 51.989481; -1.830298
InterestBiological
Area28.24 hectare
Notification1954
Natural England website

The site is listed in the 'Tewkesbury Borough Local Plan to 2011', adopted March 2006, Appendix 3 'Nature Conservation',' as a Key Wildlife Site (KWS).[3]

Location

The site lies in the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is nationally important Jurassic limestone grassland which supports locally rare plants. The majority of the site overlies old limestone workings, resulting in uneven terrain.[1]

Flora

The grassland is unimproved and varies according to depth of soil, angle of the slope and the aspect. This is an area which is grazed by sheep or cattle.[1]

The site supports the nationally rare perfoliate pennycress and other rare plant life such as Curtis' mouse-ear, early gentian, field fleawort and burnt orchid.[1] The Natural England assessment report of July 2011 indicates the range of orchid species expected for the site.[4]

Invertebrates

The site is also important for its butterflies and recorded are such species as green hairstreak.[1]

References
  1. Natural England SSSI information on the citation
  2. Tewkesbury Borough Local Plan to 2011, adopted March 2006, Appendix 3 'Nature Conservation', Sites of Special Scientific Interest
  3. Tewkesbury Borough Local Plan to 2011, adopted March 2006, Appendix 3 'Nature Conservation', Key Wildlife Sites
  4. Natural England SSSI information on the Hornsleasow Roughs unit

SSSI Source
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