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{{Short description|Landform in Dorset, England}} |
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[[File:Melbury_Down_from_Melbury_Wood_-_geograph.org.uk_-_619965.jpg|thumb|Melbury Down from Melbury_Wood]] |
[[File:Melbury_Down_from_Melbury_Wood_-_geograph.org.uk_-_619965.jpg|thumb|Melbury Down from Melbury_Wood]] |
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'''Melbury Down''' is an area of [[downland]] in northern [[Dorset]], [[England]]. |
'''Melbury Down''' is an area of [[downland]] in northern [[Dorset]], [[England]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Citation for Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Name: Fontmell and Melbury Downs |url=https://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/file/4807979752751104 |website=publications.naturalengland.org.uk |access-date=22 November 2024}}</ref> |
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It is owned by the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fontmell and Melbury Downs |url=https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/dorset/fontmell-and-melbury-downs |website=nationaltrust.org |access-date=22 November 2024}}</ref> |
It is owned by the [[National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty|National Trust]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fontmell and Melbury Downs |url=https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/dorset/fontmell-and-melbury-downs |website=nationaltrust.org |access-date=22 November 2024}}</ref> |
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The chalk grassland here supports large butterfly populations, including very large numbers of [[Chalkhill Blue]], and a colony of [[Hesperia comma|Silver-spotted Skipper]]. |
The chalk grassland here supports large butterfly populations, including very large numbers of [[Chalkhill Blue]], and a colony of [[Hesperia comma|Silver-spotted Skipper]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fontmell Down Nature Reserve |url=https://www.dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk/sites/default/files/2024-07/Fontmell%20Down%20leaflet%20final.pdf |website=dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk |access-date=22 November 2024|quote=Fontmell and Melbury Down is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), lying in the Cranborne Chase National Landscape. Nearing the upper third of the slope, this is the warmest part of the south-facing slope and prime habitat for one of Dorset’s rarest butterflies, the silver-spotted skipper}}</ref> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Latest revision as of 21:30, 22 November 2024
Melbury Down is an area of downland in northern Dorset, England.[1]
It is owned by the National Trust.[2]
The chalk grassland here supports large butterfly populations, including very large numbers of Chalkhill Blue, and a colony of Silver-spotted Skipper.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Citation for Special Area of Conservation (SAC) Name: Fontmell and Melbury Downs". publications.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Fontmell and Melbury Downs". nationaltrust.org. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "Fontmell Down Nature Reserve" (PDF). dorsetwildlifetrust.org.uk. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
Fontmell and Melbury Down is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), lying in the Cranborne Chase National Landscape. Nearing the upper third of the slope, this is the warmest part of the south-facing slope and prime habitat for one of Dorset's rarest butterflies, the silver-spotted skipper
External links
[edit]- Fontmell and Melbury Downs - National Trust
50°58′22″N 2°08′46″W / 50.9727°N 2.1462°W
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