Rushmore And Conholt Downs
Rushmore and Conholt Downs is a 111.5-hectare (276-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Andover in Hampshire. It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.
These chalk downs have areas of grassland and scrub. There is also woodland, which is dominated by oak and ash with hazel coppice. A stand of juniper trees is over a hundred years old, and it is thought to be the oldest on chalk in England, with some trees over 6 metres (20 feet) tall.
References
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Rushmore and Conholt Downs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ "Map of Rushmore and Conholt Downs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ^ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. p. 127. ISBN 0521-21403-3.
- ^ "Rushmore and Conholt Downs citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
51°17′24″N 1°30′36″W / 51.290°N 1.510°W
