Pilch Fields

Pilch Fields
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Buckinghamshire
Grid reference	SP747322
Interest	Biological
Area	11.1 hectares
Notification	1984
Location map	Magic Map

Pilch Fields is an 11.1-hectare (27-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) west of Great Horwood in Buckinghamshire.^[1]^[2] It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.^[3]

The site has two fields called Big Pilch and Little Pilch. The varied habitats in Big Pilch include wetland, fen, scrub, a stream and ridge-and-furrow grassland. The stream continues into Little Pilch, which has spring-fed fen and grassland. Over two hundred flowering plants have been recorded.^[4] Tall hedges provide additional ecological interest. Invertebrates include butterflies, moths and many ants.^[1] There are birds such as turtle doves, yellowhammers and reed buntings.^[3]

There is access from Pilch Lane through a small field which is part of the nature reserve but is not part of the SSSI.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b "Pilch Fields citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
^ "Map of Pilch Fields". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Pilch Field". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
^ ^a ^b "Pilch Fields". Milton Keynes Natural History Society. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

51°59′01″N 0°54′47″W / 51.9837°N 0.9130°W / 51.9837; -0.9130

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[citation-1] "Pilch Fields citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

[map-2] "Map of Pilch Fields". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

[BBOWT-3] "Pilch Field". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Archived from the original on 24 October 2015. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

[MK-4] "Pilch Fields". Milton Keynes Natural History Society. 28 November 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2015.

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