Ringstead Downs Explained

Ringstead Downs
Aos:	Norfolk
Interest:	Biological
Area:	6.9ha
Notifydate:	1986
Map:	Magic Map

Ringstead Downs is a 6.9abbr=offNaNabbr=off 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 11abbr=offNaNabbr=off 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

52.931°N 0.514°W

Notes and References

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