How to get there:
From Gotham village walk along the green lane at the side of the British Legion, past the Gotham Railway "park" and then on the left is what looks like a wooded area, part way along is a stile - hop over that and you are in Gotham Sandbanks SSSI.
Information
Owned by British Gypsum and leased by Gotham Nature Reserve Trust, this is part of the Gotham Pastures SSSI but which has developed on gypsum spoil. There is an area of grassland in the centre of the copse with Restharrow, Lady's Bedstraw, Agrimony, Yellow Rattle, Common Twayblade, Fairy Flax and Harebell etc. It is just coming into management - scrub clearance and mowing (with removal).
NGR SK 531 308
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Flora Species List recorded (by NP) in 2017
| Taxon | Vernacular |
|---|---|
| Acer pseudoplatanus | Sycamore |
| Achillea millefolium | Yarrow |
| Agrimonia eupatoria | Agrimony |
| Agrostis stolonifera | Creeping Bent |
| Alliaria petiolata | Garlic Mustard |
| Alnus incana | Grey Alder |
| Anisantha sterilis | Barren Brome |
| Anthriscus sylvestris | Cow Parsley |
| Arctium minus | Lesser Burdock |
| Arrhenatherum elatius | False Oat-Grass |
| Artemisia vulgaris | Mugwort |
| Arum maculatum | Lords-and-Ladies |
| Bellis perennis | Daisy |
| Brachypodium pinnatum agg. | Tor-grass |
| Briza media | Quaking-grass |
| Bromopsis ramosa | Hairy-brome |
| Bromus hordeaceus | Soft-brome |
| Bryonia dioica | White Bryony |
| Campanula rotundifolia | Harebell |
| Carex flacca | Glaucous Sedge |
| Carlina vulgaris | Carline Thistle |
| Centaurea nigra | Common Knapweed |
| Centaurea scabiosa | Greater Knapweed |
| Centaurium erythraea | Common Centaury |
| Chaerophyllum temulum | Rough Chervil |
| Chamerion angustifolium | Rosebay Willowherb |
| Cirsium arvense | Creeping Thistle |
| Cirsium vulgare | Spear Thistle |
| Conium maculatum | Hemlock |
| Convolvulus arvensis | Field Bindweed |
| Crataegus monogyna | Hawthorn |
| Crepis vesicaria | Beaked Hawk's-beard |
| Cynosurus cristatus | Crested Dog's-tail |
| Dactylis glomerata | Cock's-foot |
| Daucus carota subsp. carota | Wild Carrot |
| Deschampsia cespitosa | Tufted Hair-grass |
| Dryopteris filix-mas | Male-fern |
| Epilobium hirsutum | Great Willowherb |
| Festuca rubra agg. | Red Fescue |
| Fraxinus excelsior | Ash |
| Galium aparine | Cleavers |
| Galium verum | Lady's Bedstraw |
| Geranium molle | Dove's-foot Crane's-bill |
| Geranium pyrenaicum | Hedgerow Crane's-bill |
| Geranium robertianum | Herb-Robert |
| Geum urbanum | Wood Avens |
| Glechoma hederacea | Ground-ivy |
| Hedera helix | Common Ivy |
| Heracleum sphondylium | Hogweed |
| Holcus lanatus | Yorkshire-fog |
| Ilex aquifolium | Holly |
| Iris foetidissima | Stinking Iris |
| Knautia arvensis | Field Scabious |
| Lactuca virosa | Great Lettuce |
| Lamium album | White Dead-nettle |
| Lapsana communis | Nipplewort |
| Leontodon hispidus | Rough Hawkbit |
| Leontodon saxatilis | Lesser Hawkbit |
| Leucanthemum vulgare | Oxeye Daisy |
| Linum catharticum | Fairy Flax |
| Lolium perenne | Perennial Rye-grass |
| Lotus corniculatus | Common Bird's-foot-trefoil |
| Malus pumila | Apple |
| Medicago lupulina | Black Medick |
| Melilotus altissimus | Tall Melilot |
| Moehringia trinervia | Three-nerved Sandwort |
| Myosotis arvensis | Field Forget-me-not |
| Neottia ovata | Common Twayblade |
| Ononis repens | Common Restharrow |
| Ophrys apifera | Bee Orchid |
| Phleum bertolonii | Smaller Cat's-tail |
| Pilosella officinarum | Mouse-ear-hawkweed |
| Pimpinella saxifraga | Burnet-saxifrage |
| Plantago lanceolata | Ribwort Plantain |
| Plantago major | Greater Plantain |
| Plantago media | Hoary Plantain |
| Poa pratensis sens. lat. | Smooth Meadow-grass |
| Poa trivialis | Rough Meadow-grass |
| Potentilla reptans | Creeping Cinquefoil |
| Primula veris | Cowslip |
| Primula x polyantha cultivar | Cultivated Primrose |
| Prunella vulgaris | Selfheal |
| Ranunculus bulbosus | Bulbous Buttercup |
| Rhinanthus minor | Yellow-rattle |
| Rosa canina agg. | Dog-rose |
| Rubus fruticosus agg. | Bramble |
| Rumex acetosa | Common Sorrel |
| Rumex obtusifolius | Broad-leaved Dock |
| Rumex sanguineus | Wood Dock |
| Sambucus nigra | Elder |
| Sanicula europaea | Sanicle |
| Senecio erucifolius | Hoary Ragwort |
| Senecio jacobaea | Common Ragwort |
| Sonchus asper | Prickly Sow-thistle |
| Stachys sylvatica | Hedge Woundwort |
| Stellaria media | Common Chickweed |
| Tamus communis | Black Bryony |
| Taraxacum agg. | Dandelion |
| Torilis japonica | Upright Hedge-parsley |
| Trifolium dubium | Lesser Trefoil |
| Trifolium repens | White Clover |
| Trisetum flavescens | Yellow Oat-grass |
| Tussilago farfara | Colt's-foot |
| Urtica dioica | Common Nettle |
| Veronica chamaedrys | Germander Speedwell |
| Vicia sativa subsp. segetalis | Common Vetch |
| Viola hirta | Hairy Violet |
| Viola odorata | Sweet Violet |
