Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Norfolk |
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Grid reference | TF 691 400 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 6.9 hectares (17 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1986 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Ringstead Downs is a 6.9-hectare (17-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Hunstanton in Norfolk. [1] [2] It is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, [3] and it is the western part of the 11-hectare (27-acre) Ringstead Downs nature reserve, which is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. [4]
This is a dry chalk valley which was carved out by glacial meltwaters It is species-rich as it has never been ploughed, and it is the largest surviving area of chalk downland surviving in the county. The butterflies are diverse. [5]
A footpath between Ringstead and Downs Road in Hunstanton goes through the reserve.
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Norfolk |
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Grid reference | TF 691 400 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 6.9 hectares (17 acres) [1] |
Notification | 1986 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Ringstead Downs is a 6.9-hectare (17-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Hunstanton in Norfolk. [1] [2] It is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, [3] and it is the western part of the 11-hectare (27-acre) Ringstead Downs nature reserve, which is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust. [4]
This is a dry chalk valley which was carved out by glacial meltwaters It is species-rich as it has never been ploughed, and it is the largest surviving area of chalk downland surviving in the county. The butterflies are diverse. [5]
A footpath between Ringstead and Downs Road in Hunstanton goes through the reserve.