Aldbury Nowers

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Aldbury Nowers
Albury Nowers
Area of Search Hertfordshire
Grid Reference TL349165
Interest GBiological
Area 19.7 hectares
Notification 1990
Location Map English Nature

Aldbury Nowers (grid reference TL349165) is a 19.7 hectare (48.7 acre) Biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dacorum. East Hertfordshire. The site was notified in 1990 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.[1] The site, formerly known as "Duchie's Piece," comprises two areas of hillside, linked by The Ridgeway. The site hosts the flowers of chalk grassland and has butterfly habitats with several different species of butterfly including the Hamearis lucina, Theclinae and the Essex Skipper. The site contains large amounts of woodand and calcareous grassland.[1][2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Aldbury Nowers. English Nature. Retrieved on 2006-02-21.
  2. ^ Aldbury Nowers. Wildlife Trust. Retrieved on 2006-02-21.
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