Ringstead Downs
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationNorfolk
Grid referenceTF 691 400[1]
InterestBiological
Area6.9 hectares (17 acres)[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Ringstead Downs is a 6.9-hectare (17-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Hunstanton in Norfolk.[1][2] It is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,[3] and it is the western part of the 11-hectare (27-acre) Ringstead Downs nature reserve, which is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.[4]

This is a dry chalk valley which was carved out by glacial meltwaters It is species-rich as it has never been ploughed, and it is the largest surviving area of chalk downland surviving in the county. The butterflies are diverse.[5]

A footpath between Ringstead and Downs Road in Hunstanton goes through the reserve.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Ringstead Downs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Ringstead Downs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  3. ↑ "Norfolk Coast AONB Management Plan 2014-19: Other Conservation Designations within the AONB" (PDF). Norfolk Coast AONB. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "Ringstead Downs". Norfolk Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 21 May 2018.
  5. ↑ "Ringstead Downs citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
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