Butterfly Site: Bowdown Wood, Berks

 
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Grid reference: SU501656
A BBOWT reserve 2 miles southeast of central Newbury, adjacent to Greenham Common. An area of mixed woodland. Car parks at SU501656, SU505653 and SU512651, all accessed from tracks off Bury's Bank Road.
Accessibility: The bomb site, accessed from the car park at SU505652, is flat. The rest of the reserve has steps and steep slopes.
BBOWT
 
Species recorded here
Purple Hairstreak
Silver-washed Fritillary
White Admiral
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