*** Welcome to piglix ***

Streatley Warren


Streatley Warren is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) based in Berkshire near Streatley. It is within the North Wessex Downs. The site is only available for public access from November to February to protect species that grow on this site.

Streatley Warren covers an area of 76.8 acres. The site runs along the The Ridgeway. The site features terraced land in a dry chalk valley.

There is evidence discovered that the terracing formed on the site is of Iron Age creation, when an archaeological dig was started on the site in 1948. It is also believed that Romans continued to use this land for farming. During medieval times the land was used for farming rabbits.

In 1998 the site was registered as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.

The site has the following fauna:

The site has the following flora:


...
Wikipedia

...