Martin and Tidpit Downs explained

Martin and Tidpit Downs
Aos:Hampshire
Interest:Biological
Area:367.5ha
Notifydate:1987
Map: Magic Map

Martin and Tidpit Downs is a 367.5abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Fordingbridge in Hampshire.[1] [2] Martin Down is a 341abbr=offNaNabbr=off national nature reserve[3] and an area of 115ha is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I.[4] Bokerley Dyke, a prehistoric linear earthwork and scheduled monument, runs through the site.[5]

This site is rich in prehistoric earthworks, including Bokerley Dyke. It has chalk grassland, heath and scrub, with a rich herb flora. Sheep grazing is increasing the botanical quality of the grassland. There is an outstanding assemblage of butterflies, with 36 species recorded, including marbled white, dark green fritillary, silver-spotted skipper and Duke of Burgundy.[6]

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50.973°N -1.934°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Martin and Tidpit Downs . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 15 May 2020.
  2. Web site: Map of Martin and Tidpit Downs. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 15 May 2020.
  3. Web site: Designated Sites View: Martin Down . National Nature Reserves. Natural England. 23 April 2020.
  4. Book: Derek . Ratcliffe . A Nature Conservation Review. 2 . Cambridge University Press. Cambridge, UK . 1977. 0521-21403-3 .
  5. Web site: Bokerley Dyke, and a section of Grim's Ditch, a section of a medieval boundary bank, and two bowl barrows on and north west of Martin Down . Historic England. 24 April 2020.
  6. Web site: Martin and Tidpit Downs citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 15 May 2020.

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