Burnham Beeches

Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC)

Country	England
Unitary Authority	Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire
Centroid^*	SU949855
Latitude	51.56
Longitude	-0.630833333
SAC EU Code	UK0030034
Status	Designated Special Area of Conservation (SAC)
Area (ha)	383.71
* This is the approximate central point of the SAC. In the case of large, linear or composite sites, this may not represent the location where a feature occurs within the SAC.

General site character

Heath, Scrub, Maquis and Garrigue, Phygrana (5%)
Broad-leaved deciduous woodland (90%)
Coniferous woodland (5%)

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Note When undertaking an appropriate assessment of impacts at a site, all features of European importance (both primary and non-primary) need to be considered.

Annex I habitats that are a primary reason for selection of this site

9120 Atlantic acidophilous beech forests with Ilex and sometimes also Taxus in the shrublayer (Quercion robori-petraeae or Ilici-Fagenion)

Burnham Beeches is an example of Atlantic acidophilous beech forests in central southern England. It is an extensive area of former beech wood-pasture with many old pollards and associated beech Fagus sylvatica and oak Quercus spp. high forest. Surveys have shown that it is one of the richest sites for saproxylic invertebrates in the UK, including 14 Red Data Book species. It also retains nationally important epiphytic communities, including the moss Zygodon forsteri.

Annex I habitats present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for selection of this site

Not Applicable

Annex II species that are a primary reason for selection of this site

Not Applicable

Annex II species present as a qualifying feature, but not a primary reason for site selection

Not Applicable

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