Tukuk-OS🦎 Baverstock Juniper Bank
United Kingdom · Europe · Nature Reserve · 51.10°N, 1.95°W
Baverstock Juniper Bank is a 2.6 hectare Biological Site of Special Scientific Interest to the north of the village of Baverstock in Wiltshire, England. Baverstock Juniper Bank is within the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The ungrazed chalk grassland is home to over 500 bushes of the lowland juniper, Juniperus communis, subspecies communis. Their seeds attract flocks of finches and yellowhammers to the location as a feeding site in winter. Uncommon species such a horseshoe vetch and pyramidal orchid are to be found at the SSSI. Butterflies such as the brimstone, speckled wood and small heath have been seen visiting the site.
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Quick facts
| Country | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Continent / region | Europe |
| Protection type | 🦎 Nature Reserve |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 51.10°N, 1.95°W · view on map |
Baverstock Juniper Bank is a nature reserve in United Kingdom, in Europe. The details of why Baverstock Juniper Bank is ecologically important are described by the sourced introduction above (from Wikipedia).
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