Strawberry Banks
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Strawberry Banks is a 5.06 hectare
biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire
, notified in 1993.
The site supports a large population of the Marsh Fritillary
butterfly, and it is also one of the few sites in Britain at which the oil beetle Meloe rugosus occurs.
This is a Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust nature reserve
.
Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire is a county in South West England. The county comprises part of the Cotswold Hills, part of the flat fertile valley of the River Severn, and the entire Forest of Dean....
, notified in 1993.
The site supports a large population of the Marsh Fritillary
Marsh Fritillary
The Marsh Fritillary, Euphydryas aurinia, is a butterfly of the Nymphalidae family.It is widespread in the Palaearctic region from Ireland in the West to Yakutia in the East, and to North-west China and Mongolia in the South.E. aurinia is represented by many subspecies.The most widely accepted...
butterfly, and it is also one of the few sites in Britain at which the oil beetle Meloe rugosus occurs.
This is a Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust nature reserve
Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust
The Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust is the Gloucestershire local partner in a conservation network of 47 Wildlife Trusts. The Wildlife Trusts are local charities with the specific aim of protecting the United Kingdom's natural heritage...
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Source
- English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 9 September 2006)
External links
- English Nature website (SSSI information)
- Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust website