| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| Area of Search | Hertfordshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SP952135 |
| Interest | GBiological |
| Area | 19.7 hectares |
| Notification | 1990 |
| Location map | English Nature |
Aldbury Nowers (grid reference SP952135) is a 19.7 hectare (48.7 acre) Biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dacorum, in west Hertfordshire. The site was notified in 1990 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.[1] The site, formerly known as "Duchie's Piece," comprises two areas of hillside, linked by The Ridgeway. The site hosts the flowers of chalk grassland and has butterfly habitats with several different species of butterfly including the Hamearis lucina, Theclinae and the Essex Skipper. The site contains large amounts of woodland and calcareous grassland.[1][2]
Northwest of the village of Aldbury, it adjoins the Pitstone Hill NCR in Buckinghamshire and provides views over the Tring Gap and Vale of Aylesbury.[1][2]