Down Bank

Down Bank is a 5.9-hectare (15-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Canterbury in Kent.^[1][2]

Key Information

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Kent
Grid reference	TR 083 521[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	5.9 hectares (15 acres)[1]
Notification	1990[1]
Location map	Magic Map
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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.^[3]

A public footpath goes through the site.

1. ^ ^{a b c d} "Designated Sites View: Down Bank". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
2. ^ "Map of Down Bank". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 February 2018.
3. ^ "Down Bank citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 2 February 2018.

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