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Strawberry Banks () is a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, notified in 1993.〔(Natural England SSSI information on the citation )〕〔( Stroud District Local Plan, adopted November 2005, Appendix 6 ‘Sites of Nature Conservation Interest’ )〕 This is a Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust nature reserve. The banks are thought to have once been used to grow Strawberries, hence the name, and be the crash site of a Second World War German bomber. Strawberry Banks adjoins the Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust Three Groves Wood nature reserve and lies on the west-facing slopes of a small valley in the Cotswolds between the villages of France Lynch and Oakridge.〔Kelham, A, Sanderson, J, Doe, J, Edgeley-Smith, M, et al, 1979, 1990, 2002 editions, 'Nature Reserves of the Gloucestershire Trust for Nature Conservation/Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust'〕 The site is roughly 5 km (3 miles) east of Stroud. Strawberry Banks and Three Groves Wood are part of a group of nature reserves in Stroud's Golden Valley.〔'The Golden Valley Walk', (undated), Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust〕 The site supports a large population of the Marsh Fritillary butterfly, and it is also one of the few sites in Britain at which the Oil Beetle ''Meloe rugosus'' occurs. ==Species== Further information is in the nature reserves handbook.〔 This Oolitic Limestone grassland supports a variety of plants and animals. These include the Greater Butterfly-orchid, Bee Orchid, Common Spotted-Orchid, Wild Columbine, Common Rock-rose, Milkwort, Kidney Vetch, Wild Thyme, Yellow-rattle and Devil's Bit Scabious during May and June. Green-winged Orchid, Cowslip, Early purple Orchid, Wood Anemone, Hairy Violet and Bluebell can be seen early in the year. In late summer Pyramidal Orchid, Autumn Gentian, Clustered Bellflower, Carline Thistle, Betony, Yellow-wort, Margoram, Zigzag Clover, Small Scabious and Dyer's Greenweed flower. This site supports Sainfoin, a fodder crop, which was sown many years ago on this and many other Cotswold grasslands. There are areas of Hawthorn, Hazel, Ash, Pendunculate Oak, Holly and Blackthorn scrub. Toothwort, Nettle-leaved Bellflower, Woodruff and Sanicle may be found in these areas. A stream, edged with trees and shrubs, runs along the bottom of the banks where Meadowsweet, Ramsons (wood garlic), Brooklime and Water Figwort may be found. The site is known for its invertebrate life, including notably Marsh Fritillary. Other butterlies include Small Blue, Green Hairstreak, Chalkhill Blue, Duke of Burgundy, Marbled White, Silver-washed Fritillary, Grizzled Skipper, Comma and Brown Argus. Roman Snails, Heath Snail and a rare Oil Beetle ''Meloe rugosus'' are present. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Strawberry Banks」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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