Forests & woodlands · South West England
Bowerchalke Downs SSSI
In or near Ebbesbourne Wake.
Bowerchalke Downs SSSI is a forest or woodland in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Tisbury · 9.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Bowerchalke Downs SSSI, the nearest railway station is Tisbury, located 9.7 km away. The postcode for sat-nav is SP5 5BZ, and entry is free.
About
Bowerchalke Downs SSSI is a named forest, woodland or nature reserve in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.0015°, -1.9771°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Bowerchalke Downs SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Bowerchalke Downs (grid reference SU004218) (also known as Woodminton, Marleycombe Down and Knowle Down), is a 134 hectares (330 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in southern Wiltshire, England, notified in 1971. The downs encompass the entire southern outlook of the village of Bowerchalke, about 9 miles (14 km) south-west of Salisbury, and are adjacent to both the Hampshire and Dorset county boundaries. The Bowerchalke Downs lie within the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and are part of the Southern England Chalk Formation. The English Nature citation from 1971 states that the site has an extensive area of floristically rich chalk grassland. Among the diverse plant species are sheep's-fescue Festuca ovina, meadow oat-grass Avenula pratensis, and dwarf sedge Carex humilis.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.0015, -1.9771
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Bowerchalke
- Postcode
- SP5 5BZ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Salisbury
- Nearest railway station
- Tisbury — 9.7 km
Sources
- osm: r14063622 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Bowerchalke Downs (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bowerchalke Downs SSSI?
- Bowerchalke Downs SSSI is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SP5 5BZ), in the parish of Bowerchalke.
- What is Bowerchalke Downs SSSI?
- Bowerchalke Downs SSSI is a forest or woodland in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Bowerchalke Downs SSSI?
- The nearest railway station is Tisbury, about 9.7 km away. Drivers can use postcode SP5 5BZ.
- Is Bowerchalke Downs SSSI a protected site?
- Yes — Bowerchalke Downs SSSI is part of the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Bowerchalke Downs SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Bowerchalke Downs SSSI free to visit?
- Yes, Bowerchalke Downs SSSI is free to enter.
- How do I get to Bowerchalke Downs SSSI?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SP5 5BZ. It sits within the Salisbury parliamentary constituency.