Rammamere Heath

Scots Pine and Bracken
© Kim Martin

Rammamere Heath lies on the Greensand Ridge in the north of the county. The soil here is acidic and very sandy enabling it to support one of the few remaining patches of lowland heath in Buckinghamshire.

Maps from 1900 show that Rammamere Heath was once part of a much larger area of open heath and rough grassland. At this time local residents were allowed to graze their cattle on the heath and cut gorse, heather and bracken for firewood and bedding.

Small scale digging for sand and sandstone has been carried out over the years and an area of excavation to the north of the heath called Dick Turpin’s Cave has been designated as a regionally important geological site and so is protected from development.

Silver Birch and Heather
© Kim Martin

Rammamere Heath is a Site of Special Scientific Interest. It is owned by Lafarge-Redland Aggregates Limited and managed by The Greensand Trust.

Some of the species that can be found at Rammamere Heath are:

• Scots Pine
• Bracken
• Silver Birch Gorse
• Heather
• Tormentil
• Song Thrush
• Great Spotted Woodpecker 
• Speckled Wood Butterfly
• Fox

For more information call 01296 696012 or email erc@buckscc.gov.uk

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