Burcombe Down
Burcombe Down (grid reference SU064295) is an area of chalk grassland situated on a north-facing scarp slope to the south of Burcombe in Wiltshire, England. Because of its species-rich plant communities, an area of 47.1 hectares (116 acres) of the Down has been notified as a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, notification originally taking place in 1971.
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- English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 8 August 2006)
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