Burcombe Down

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Burcombe Down (grid reference SU064295 ) is an area of chalk grassland situated on a north-facing scarp slope to the south of Burcombe in Wiltshire, England. Because of its species-rich plant communities, an area of 47.1 hectares (116 acres) of the Down has been notified as a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, notification originally taking place in 1971.

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51°03′53″N1°54′36″W / 51.06480°N 1.91004°W / 51.06480; -1.91004


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