Coombe Hill (Cotswolds)

Coombe Hill (grid reference ST765942) is a 15.4-hectare (38-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1994.[1][2]

Coombe Hill
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Coombe Hill Lower slopes
Location within Gloucestershire
Area of SearchGloucestershire
Grid referenceST765942
Coordinates51.646553°N 2.34031°W / 51.646553; -2.34031
InterestBiological
Area15.4 hectare
Notification1994
Natural England website

The site lies within the Cotswold Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Cotswold Hills Environmentally Sensitive Area. It is near Wotton-under-Edge. It is moderately steep, and mainly faces south.[1]

Flora

The hill is a large, unimproved limestone grassland pasture area, with an ungrazed area and an edge of broadleaved woodland (along the western boundary). This site is of special notification because of its large area of flower rich grassland. It is specifically a site for the nationally rare Limestone Woundwort (Stachy alpina).[1] A nearby site (Wotton Hill SSSI) supports this rare plant also.

References
  1. Natural England SSSI information on the citation
  2. Stroud District Local Plan, adopted November 2005, Appendix 6 ‘Sites of Nature Conservation Interest’ Archived 2012-06-06 at the Wayback Machine

SSSI Source
  • Looking towards Coombe Hill, Stroud
  • Lynchets on Coombe Hill, Stroud
  • Lynchets on Coombe Hill, Stroud
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