Down Bank
Down Bank is a 5.9-hectare (15-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Canterbury in Kent.
This sloping chalk meadow has the nationally endangered black-veined moth and twenty-eight species of butterfly, including the nationally scarce Duke of Burgundy. Grassland flora include two nationally scarce species, small bedstraw and man orchid.
A public footpath goes through the site.
References
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Down Bank". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Map of Down Bank". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
- ^ "Down Bank citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
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