Purbeck Ridge (West Hill and Knowle Hill)

The Purbeck Ridge continues west from Corfe Castle as West Hill and then becomes Knowle Hill as you pass Church Knowle.

 

Site Name Purbeck Ridge (West Hill and Knowle Hill)
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Interest
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County Dorset
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Purbeck Ridge (West Hill and Knowle Hill)
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Purbeck Ridge (West Hill and Knowle Hill)

Purbeck Ridge (West Hill and Knowle Hill)
50.640621637516, -2.066866122175
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These are the habitat types that MAY be present on the site based on the species recorded there (top 10 only shown):
Phase 1 Habitat Types Description No of Species
D1

Dwarf Shrub Heath

 20
B3

Calcareous Grassland

 15
H6

Sand Dunes

 13
J1

Cultivated/disturbed land

 13
A1.1

Broad-leaf Woodland

 12
A1.3

Mixed Woodland

 11
B2

Neutral Grassland

 10
H8

Maritime cliff and slope

 10
A2

Scrub

 8
B5

Marsh/marshy Grassland

 8
These are the number of species for NVC codes on the site - it DOES NOT mean that the NVC community is actually present on the site: it might be! (Top 10 only shown):
NVC Community Description No of Species
MG01

Arrhenatherum elatius [False Oat-grass] grassland

 22
CG03

Bromopsis erecta [Upright Brome] grassland

 22
CG02

Festuca ovina - Helictotrichon pratense [Sheep's Fescue/Meadow Oat-grass] grassland

 21
MG05

Cynosurus cristatus - Centaurea nigra [Crested Dogs-tail/Black knapweed] grassland

 19
CG06

Helictotrichon pubescens [Downy Oat-grass] grassland

 19
CG07

Festuca ovina - Pilosella officinarum - Thymus polytrichum [Sheeps Fescue/Mouse-ear hawkweed/Wild Thyme] grassland

 18
CG01

Festuca ovina - Calluna vulgaris [Sheeps Fescue/Ling] grassland

 18
CG10

Festuca ovina - Agrostis capillaris - Thymus polythricus [Sheeps Fescue/Common Bent/Wild Thyme] grassland

 14
W08

Fraxinus excelsior - Acer campestre - Mercurialis perennis [Ash/Field Maple/Dog's Mercury] woodland

 12
W09

Fraxinus excelsior - Sorbus aucuparia - Mercurialis perennis [Ash/Rowan/Dog's Mercury] woodland

 11
Site Notables
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Adonis Blue
4
Hounds-tongue
5
Slender Thistle
4
Site Diary
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07-03-09

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19-06-13

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The number of species recorded per species group:
Title No of Species Recorded
Flowering Plants 118
Insects & other inverts 37
Birds 15