Upper Greensand Hangers: Wyck to Wheatley
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | Hampshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SU 775 395[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 13.2 hectares (33 acres)[1] |
| Notification | 1999[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Upper Greensand Hangers: Wyck to Wheatley is a 13.2-hectare (33-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Alton in Hampshire.[1][2] It is part of the East Hampshire Hangers Special Area of Conservation.[3]
This site is composed of woods on the steep rocky slopes of the Upper Greensand. Bare rocks are covered by lime-loving bryophytes such as Tortula marginata, Chiloscyphus pallescens and Fissidens gracilifolius. There is also a population of the nationally scarce mollusc Macrogastra rolphii.[4]
