Gomm Valley

Coordinates: 51°37′17″N 0°42′21″W / 51.6215°N 0.7057°W / 51.6215; -0.7057
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Gomm Valley
Site of Special Scientific Interest
View of Little Gomm's Wood from Gomm Valley
LocationBuckinghamshire
Grid referenceSU897922
InterestBiological
Area4.1 hectares
Location mapMagic Map

Gomm Valley is a 4-hectare (9.9-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Micklefield, a district of High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire. It is managed by the Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust and is part of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The local planning authority is Wycombe District Council.[1][2]

The site is chalk grassland which is reverting to scrub. It has a rich variety of herbs and of invertebrates, and is notable for reptiles and over-wintering birds, particularly thrushes. Over 30 species of butterflies and 180 of moths have been recorded.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "Gomm Valley citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Map of Gomm Valley". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 January 2015.

51°37′17″N 0°42′21″W / 51.6215°N 0.7057°W / 51.6215; -0.7057