Birkett Hill and High Out Wood

Plant species in limestone grassland include limestone bedstraw, wild thyme, harebell, fairy flax, common dog-violet, common rock-rose, alpine bistort, field gentian, mountain everlasting, moonwort, dark red-helleborine and bird's-eye primrose. Lesser clubmoss is also found in this grassland.^[1]

Insect species in the limestone grassland include the butterfly called the northern brown argus.^[1]

Tree species within High Oak Wood ancient woodland include ash, wych elm, birch and hazel, including coppiced hazel. Herbaceous species include devil's-bit scabious, wood sorrel, woodruff, sanicle, dog's mercury and wood anemone.^[1]

Fern species include lady-fern in the woodland and brittle-bladder fern in the limestone pavement.^[1]

Bird species recorded in this protected area include lapwing, redshank, curlew, redstart, spotted flycatcher, meadow pipit, wheatear, tawny owl, buzzard and golden plover.^[1]

The rocks underlying Birkett Hill and High Out Wood include carboniferous limestone and sandstone with a thin band of shale between these layers. Landforms including limestone pavement and scree are present within this protected area.^[1]

54°27′38″N 2°19′26″W / 54.4606°N 2.3239°W / 54.4606; -2.3239