Great Shuttlesfield Down Explained

Great Shuttlesfield Down
Aos:	Kent
Interest:	Biological
Area:	21.8ha
Notifydate:	1985
Map:	Magic Map

Great Shuttlesfield Down is a 21.8abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Folkestone in Kent.^{[1] [2]}

This unimproved grassland is dominated by Sheep's fescue, upright brome and tor-grass, and it is grazed by sheep and cattle. Notable invertebrates are the rare adonis blue butterfly and two solitary wasps, crossocerus cetratus and crossocerus styrius.^[3]

The site is private land but a public footpath from Lyminge crosses the northern end.

References

51.126°N 1.108°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Great Shuttlesfield Down . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 2 April 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180403052035/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003746&SiteName=shuttl&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= . 3 April 2018.
2. Web site: Map of Great Shuttlesfield Down. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 2 April 2018.
3. Web site: Great Shuttlesfield Down citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 2 April 2018. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220706133051/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1003746.pdf . 6 July 2022.