Butter Wood is a biological
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Great Britain or an Area of Special Scientific Interest (ASSI) in the Isle of Man and Northern Ireland is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom and Isle of ...
(SSSI) east of
Basingstoke
Basingstoke ( ) is the largest town in the county of Hampshire. It is situated in south-central England and lies across a valley at the source of the River Loddon, at the far western edge of The North Downs. It is located north-east of Southa ...
in
Hampshire.
Part of
Up Nately LNR
Up Nately LNR is a local nature reserve in Up Nately in Hampshire. It is owned by Hampshire County Council and Surrey County Council and managed by the Basingstoke Canal Authority. It is part of Butter Wood, which is a Site of Special Sci ...
, which is designated a
Local Nature Reserve, is in the SSSI.
This site is mainly deciduous woodland with a diverse geology and structure. Most of it is former
wood pasture, with many glades and broad bridleways, and there are also several copses which were managed as
coppice with standards. Fauna include a rich
Lepidoptera
Lepidoptera ( ) is an order (biology), order of insects that includes butterfly, butterflies and moths (both are called lepidopterans). About 180,000 species of the Lepidoptera are described, in 126 Family (biology), families and 46 Taxonomic r ...
, including 25 species of butterfly.
References
{{SSSIs Hampshire
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Hampshire