Cherry Hill and The Gallops, Barton Mills
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 723 719[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 10.4 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1985[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Cherry Hill and The Gallops, Barton Mills is a 10.4-hectare (26-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Barton Mills in Suffolk.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade 2.[3]
This site consists of road verges which have calcareous grassland with four nationally rare plants, and two locally uncommon ones, sand catchfly and yellow medick. There is also a strip of pine plantation which has several rare insects.[4]
There is public access to these roadside verges along stretches of Herringswell Road and Worlington Road.
