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Bowerchalke Downs

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The downs encompass the entire southern outlook of the village of
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citation from 1971 states that the site has an extensive area of
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Biological Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire
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county boundaries. The Bowerchalke Downs lie within the
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1971
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Among the diverse plant species are sheep's-fescue 857:Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire 848: 22:Looking towards Bowerchalke from Woodminton Down 40:biological Site of Special Scientific Interest 171: 57:, about 9 miles (14 km) south-west of 178: 164: 17: 849: 159: 533:Lower Coombe and Ferne Brook Meadows 13: 458:Homington and Coombe Bissett Downs 75:Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty 14: 878: 628:Restrop Farm and Brockhurst Wood 79:Southern England Chalk Formation 61:, and are adjacent to both the 653:Scratchbury & Cotley Hills 513:Langley Wood and Homan's Copse 483:Kennet and Lambourn Floodplain 124: 1: 528:Loosehanger Copse and Meadows 263:Brickworth Down and Dean Hill 117: 538:Lower Woodford Water Meadows 368:Dank's Down and Truckle Hill 348:Colerne Park and Monk's Wood 7: 753:Wylye and Church Dean Downs 328:Cloatley Manor Farm Meadows 288:Calstone and Cherhill Downs 10: 883: 766: 493:Knapp and Barnett's Downs 443:Harries Ground, Rodbourne 353:The Coombes, Hinton Parva 193: 73:and West Wiltshire Downs 668:Starveall and Stony Down 638:Roundway Down and Covert 413:Goldborough Farm Meadows 132:"Bowerchalke Downs SSSI" 583:Picket and Clanger Wood 558:North Meadow, Cricklade 498:Knighton Downs and Wood 373:Distillery Farm Meadows 208:Baverstock Juniper Bank 678:Stockton Wood and Down 518:Little Grubbins Meadow 308:Chilton Foliat Meadows 273:Britford Water Meadows 23: 713:Upper Waterhay Meadow 673:Steeple Langford Down 213:Bencroft Hill Meadows 21: 688:Stratford Toney Down 683:Stoke Common Meadows 543:Midford Valley Woods 418:Great Cheverell Hill 378:East Harnham Meadows 77:and are part of the 829: /  693:Sutton Lane Meadows 388:Emmett Hill Meadows 358:Cotswold Water Park 303:Chickengrove Bottom 223:Bincknoll Dip Woods 102:, meadow oat-grass 867:Hills of Wiltshire 833:50.9956°N 1.9957°W 770:Neighbouring areas 728:Whiteparish Common 108:, and dwarf sedge 24: 812: 811: 708:Tytherington Down 398:Fonthill Grottoes 298:Chilmark Quarries 238:Bowerchalke Downs 203:River Avon System 198:Acres Farm Meadow 105:Avenula pratensis 27:Bowerchalke Downs 874: 844: 843: 841: 840: 839: 838:50.9956; -1.9957 834: 830: 827: 826: 825: 822: 723:West Yatton Down 648:Savernake Forest 623:Ravensroost Wood 488:King's Play Hill 468:Inwood, Warleigh 180: 173: 166: 157: 156: 150: 149: 147: 145: 136: 128: 37: 882: 881: 877: 876: 875: 873: 872: 871: 847: 846: 837: 835: 831: 828: 823: 820: 818: 816: 815: 813: 808: 789:Gloucestershire 762: 758:Yarnbury Castle 743:Winklebury Hill 733:Whitesheet Hill 643:Salisbury Plain 633:Rotherley Downs 463:Honeybrook Farm 453:Heath Hill Farm 363:Cranborne Chase 313:Clattinger Farm 248:Bracknell Croft 228:Blackmoor Copse 189: 184: 154: 153: 143: 141: 139:Natural England 134: 130: 129: 125: 120: 94:chalk grassland 71:Cranborne Chase 33: 12: 11: 5: 880: 870: 869: 864: 859: 810: 809: 807: 806: 801: 796: 791: 786: 781: 776: 771: 767: 764: 763: 761: 760: 755: 750: 745: 740: 738:Win Green Down 735: 730: 725: 720: 718:Upton Cow Down 715: 710: 705: 700: 695: 690: 685: 680: 675: 670: 665: 660: 655: 650: 645: 640: 635: 630: 625: 620: 615: 613:Prescombe Down 610: 608:Porton Meadows 605: 600: 595: 590: 585: 580: 575: 573:Parsonage Down 570: 565: 560: 555: 553:The New Forest 550: 545: 540: 535: 530: 525: 520: 515: 510: 508:Landford Heath 505: 500: 495: 490: 485: 480: 475: 470: 465: 460: 455: 450: 445: 440: 435: 430: 425: 420: 415: 410: 405: 400: 395: 390: 385: 380: 375: 370: 365: 360: 355: 350: 345: 340: 335: 330: 325: 320: 318:Clearbury Down 315: 310: 305: 300: 295: 290: 285: 280: 275: 270: 268:Brimsdown Hill 265: 260: 255: 250: 245: 240: 235: 230: 225: 220: 215: 210: 205: 200: 194: 191: 190: 183: 182: 175: 168: 160: 152: 151: 122: 121: 119: 116: 86:English Nature 31:grid reference 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 879: 868: 865: 863: 860: 858: 855: 854: 852: 845: 842: 805: 802: 800: 797: 795: 792: 790: 787: 785: 782: 780: 777: 775: 772: 769: 768: 765: 759: 756: 754: 751: 749: 748:Winsley Mines 746: 744: 741: 739: 736: 734: 731: 729: 726: 724: 721: 719: 716: 714: 711: 709: 706: 704: 701: 699: 696: 694: 691: 689: 686: 684: 681: 679: 676: 674: 671: 669: 666: 664: 661: 659: 656: 654: 651: 649: 646: 644: 641: 639: 636: 634: 631: 629: 626: 624: 621: 619: 616: 614: 611: 609: 606: 604: 601: 599: 598:Pincombe Down 596: 594: 591: 589: 586: 584: 581: 579: 576: 574: 571: 569: 566: 564: 561: 559: 556: 554: 551: 549: 548:Morgan's Hill 546: 544: 541: 539: 536: 534: 531: 529: 526: 524: 521: 519: 516: 514: 511: 509: 506: 504: 501: 499: 496: 494: 491: 489: 486: 484: 481: 479: 476: 474: 471: 469: 466: 464: 461: 459: 456: 454: 451: 449: 448:Haydon Meadow 446: 444: 441: 439: 436: 434: 431: 429: 426: 424: 421: 419: 416: 414: 411: 409: 406: 404: 401: 399: 396: 394: 393:Figsbury Ring 391: 389: 386: 384: 381: 379: 376: 374: 371: 369: 366: 364: 361: 359: 356: 354: 351: 349: 346: 344: 341: 339: 336: 334: 331: 329: 326: 324: 321: 319: 316: 314: 311: 309: 306: 304: 301: 299: 296: 294: 291: 289: 286: 284: 283:Burderop Wood 281: 279: 278:Burcombe Down 276: 274: 271: 269: 266: 264: 261: 259: 258:Bratton Downs 256: 254: 253:Bradley Woods 251: 249: 246: 244: 241: 239: 236: 234: 231: 229: 226: 224: 221: 219: 216: 214: 211: 209: 206: 204: 201: 199: 196: 195: 192: 188: 181: 176: 174: 169: 167: 162: 161: 158: 140: 133: 127: 123: 115: 113: 112: 111:Carex humilis 107: 106: 101: 100: 99:Festuca ovina 95: 91: 90:floristically 87: 82: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 51: 49: 45: 41: 36: 32: 28: 20: 16: 814: 698:Throope Down 658:Silbury Hill 578:Pewsey Downs 563:Odstock Down 503:Landford Bog 478:River Kennet 473:Jones's Mill 428:Gutch Common 408:Gallows Hill 403:Fyfield Down 383:Ebsbury Down 333:Clout's Wood 237: 218:Bentley Wood 142:. Retrieved 138: 126: 109: 103: 97: 83: 52: 42:in southern 26: 25: 15: 836: / 799:Oxfordshire 603:Porton Down 593:Pike Corner 343:Cockey Down 338:Coate Water 233:Botley Down 55:Bowerchalke 46:, England, 851:Categories 821:50°59′44″N 703:River Till 588:Piggledene 523:Long Knoll 423:Great Yews 118:References 824:1°59′45″W 794:Hampshire 779:Berkshire 663:Spye Park 618:Rack Hill 568:Out Woods 438:Hang Wood 323:Cley Hill 293:Camp Down 63:Hampshire 59:Salisbury 50:in 1971. 44:Wiltshire 804:Somerset 433:Ham Hill 243:Box Mine 144:22 March 48:notified 35:SU004218 784:Dorset 67:Dorset 135:(PDF) 92:rich 774:Avon 146:2022 84:The 65:and 853:: 137:. 114:. 81:. 179:e 172:t 165:v 148:. 29:(

Index


grid reference
SU004218
biological Site of Special Scientific Interest
Wiltshire
notified
Bowerchalke
Salisbury
Hampshire
Dorset
Cranborne Chase
Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
Southern England Chalk Formation
English Nature
floristically
chalk grassland
Festuca ovina
Avenula pratensis
Carex humilis
"Bowerchalke Downs SSSI"
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Biological Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire
Acres Farm Meadow
River Avon System
Baverstock Juniper Bank
Bencroft Hill Meadows
Bentley Wood
Bincknoll Dip Woods

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