Watts Bank

White Shute

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location within Berkshire
Location	Berkshire
Grid reference	SU 330 771[1]
Coordinates	51.492°N 1.525°W / 51.492; -1.525
Interest	Biological
Area	1.9 hectares (4.7 acres)[1]
Notification	1987[1]
Location map	Magic Map

Watts Bank is a 1.9-hectare (4.7-acre) nature reserve south of Lambourn in Berkshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust.^[2] It is designated a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest as White Shute.^[1][3]

Watts Bank is a small chalk grassland bank. It has had over 30 butterfly species recorded.^[4]

Fauna

The site has the following fauna:^[2]

Butterflies

• Aricia agestis, brown argus
• Callophrys rubi, green hairstreak
• Melanargia galathea, marbled white
• Lycaena phlaeas, small copper

Flora

The site has the following flora:^[2]

Plants

• Gentianella amarella
• Dactylorhiza fuchsii
• Primula veris
• Succisa pratensis
• Linum catharticum
• Anthyllis vulneraria

References

1. "Designated Sites View: White Shute". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
2. "Watts Bank". Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
3. "Map of White Shute". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 3 December 2019.
4. Davison, Steve (June 2015). Walking in the North Wessex Downs - Steve Davison - Google Books. ISBN 9781783622122. Retrieved 17 April 2017.