Deacon Hill SSSI

Deacon Hill
Site of Special Scientific Interest
View from Deacon Hill
Area of Search	Bedfordshire
Grid reference	TL123295
Interest	Biological
Area	35.4 hectares
Notification	1984
Location map	Magic Map

Deacon Hill SSSI is a 35.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Pegsdon in Bedfordshire.^[1]^[2] It is in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and it is part of the Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit nature reserve, managed by Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.^[3]

The site is calcareous grassland which is rich in plant species, some of which are uncommon.^[1] Birds include lapwings and buzzards, and there are butterflies such as dingy and grizzled skippers. There are also the remains of ancient strip lynchet fields.^[3]

The SSSI covers part of Deacon Hill and part of the adjacent Pegsdon Hills.^[2]

There is access from Hitchin Road

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References

1 2 "Deacon Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
1 2 "Map of Deacon Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 March 2015.
1 2 "Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 8 March 2015.

Coordinates: 51°57′10″N 0°22′02″W / 51.9527°N 0.3673°W / 51.9527; -0.3673

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