Great Shuttlesfield Down

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Great Shuttlesfield Down
Site of Special Scientific Interest
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Location Kent
Grid reference TR 176 409 [1]
InterestBiological
Area21.8 hectares (54 acres) [1]
Notification 1985 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Great Shuttlesfield Down is a 21.8-hectare (54-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Folkestone in Kent. [1] [2] [3]

This unimproved grassland is dominated by Sheep's fescue, upright brome and tor-grass, and it is grazed by sheep and cattle. Notable invertebrates are the rare adonis blue butterfly and two solitary wasps, Crossocerus cetratus and Crossocerus styrius. [4]

The site is private land but a public footpath from Lyminge crosses the northern end. All land within Great Shuttlesfield Down SSSI is owned by the Ministry of Defence. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Great Shuttlesfield Down". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 3 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Great Shuttlesfield Down". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Protected Planet | Great Shuttlesfield Down". Protected Planet. Retrieved 2024-10-26.
  4. ↑ "Great Shuttlesfield Down citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  5. ↑ "Mapping the habitats of England's ten largest institutional landowners". Who owns England?. 2020-10-06. Retrieved 2024-10-26.

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