English Heritage Stonehenge Environmental Improvements Project ...

SUMMARY
A botanical survey was undertaken of targeted habitats within the shortlisted site options for new visitor
facilities, currently being considered for the Stonehenge Environmental Improvements Project. The aims
of the survey were to identify the plant species and communities present and to evaluate these in relation
to their nature conservation importance.
The survey identified species and communities of arable fields, improved and semi-improved grassland,
unimproved calcareous grassland, scrub and coniferous and broadleaved plantations. The areas of
greatest value for nature conservation in terms of their flora were areas of unimproved calcareous
grassland within sites W, X and Z, which were evaluated to be of local (W and X) and international (Z)
importance. However, other areas also had some value, for example unimproved or semi-improved
calcareous grassland at sites W and Z, old broadleaved plantation at site X and arable fields that support
an uncommon arable weed species at sites X and Z.
September 2008
11108605R_Botanical_DW_09-08
Phase II Botanical Surveys
Chris Blandford Associates