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Martin and Tidpit Downs

Coordinates:50°58′23″N1°56′02″W / 50.973°N 1.934°W /50.973; -1.934

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Martin and Tidpit Downs
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Location	Hampshire
Grid reference	SU 047 193^[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	367.5 hectares (908 acres)^[1]
Notification	1987^[1]
Location map	Magic Map

Martin and Tidpit Downs is a 367.5-hectare (908-acre) biologicalSite of Special Scientific Interest north-west ofFordingbridge inHampshire.^[1]^[2] Martin Down is a 341-hectare (840-acre)national nature reserve^[3] and an area of 115 hectares (280 acres) is aNature Conservation Review site, Grade I.^[4]Bokerley Dyke, a prehistoric linear earthwork andscheduled monument, runs through the site.^[5]

This site is rich in prehistoric earthworks, includingBokerley Dyke. It has chalk grassland, heath and scrub, with a rich herb flora. Sheep grazing is increasing the botanical quality of the grassland. There is an outstanding assemblage of butterflies, with 36 species recorded, includingmarbled white,dark green fritillary,silver-spotted skipper andDuke of Burgundy.^[6]

References

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^^a ^b ^c ^d"Designated Sites View: Martin and Tidpit Downs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved15 May 2020.
^"Map of Martin and Tidpit Downs". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved15 May 2020.
^"Designated Sites View: Martin Down". National Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved23 April 2020.
^Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977).A Nature Conservation Review. Vol. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press.ISBN 0521-21403-3.
^"Bokerley Dyke, and a section of Grim's Ditch, a section of a medieval boundary bank, and two bowl barrows on and north west of Martin Down". Historic England. Retrieved24 April 2020.
^"Martin and Tidpit Downs citation"(PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved15 May 2020.

50°58′23″N1°56′02″W / 50.973°N 1.934°W /50.973; -1.934

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