Forests & woodlands · South East England
Watts Bank
Watts Bank is a forest or woodland in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Hungerford · 8.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
About
Watts Bank is a named forest, woodland or nature reserve in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.4928°, -1.5261°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: White Shute SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Lambourn SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cotswolds
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Wessex Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
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. It is designated a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest as White Shute. Watts Bank is a small chalk grassland bank. It has had over 30 butterfly species recorded.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.4928, -1.5261
- District
- West Berkshire
- Parish
- Lambourn
- Postcode
- RG17 7AF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newbury
- Nearest railway station
- Hungerford — 8.7 km
- Official site
- www.bbowt.org.uk
Sources
- osm: w224350062 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Watts Bank (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Watts Bank?
- Watts Bank is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode RG17 7AF), in the parish of Lambourn.
- Is Watts Bank a protected site?
- Yes — Watts Bank is part of the White Shute SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Lambourn SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Watts Bank free to visit?
- Yes, Watts Bank is free to enter.
- How do I get to Watts Bank?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode RG17 7AF. It sits within the Newbury parliamentary constituency.