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Rushmore and Conholt Downs

Rushmore and Conholt Downs
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationHampshire
Grid referenceSU 343 546[1]
InterestBiological
Area111.5 hectares (276 acres)[1]
Notification1984[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Rushmore and Conholt Downs is a 111.5-hectare (276-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Andover in Hampshire.[1][2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.[3]

These chalk downs have areas of grassland and scrub. There is also woodland, which is dominated by oak and ash with hazel coppice. A stand of juniper trees is over a hundred years old, and it is thought to be the oldest on chalk in England, with some trees over 6 metres (20 feet) tall.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Rushmore and Conholt Downs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Map of Rushmore and Conholt Downs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
  3. ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 127. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
  4. ^ "Rushmore and Conholt Downs citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 18 May 2020.

51°17′24″N 1°30′36″W / 51.290°N 1.510°W / 51.290; -1.510

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