Down Bank Explained

Down Bank is a 5.9abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Canterbury in Kent.^{[1] [2]}

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.

References

51.23°N 0.982°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Down Bank . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 2 February 2018.
2. Web site: Map of Down Bank. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 2 February 2018.
3. Web site: Down Bank citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 2 February 2018.