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]
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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] .

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References

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