Whinless Down

Whinless Down
Type Local Nature Reserve
Location Dover, Kent
OS grid TR 296 415
Area 19.3 hectares (48 acres)
Managed by The White Cliffs Countryside Partnership

Whinless Down is a 19.3-hectare (48-acre) Local Nature Reserve on the western outskirts of Dover in Kent. It is owned by Dover Town Council and managed by the White Cliffs Countryside Partnership.[1][2]

Dover Castle can be viewed from the down, which has rare plants such as cypress spurge, horseshoe vetch and horseshoe vetch. There are also uncommon butterflies and moths.[1]

There is access by a footpath from Kings Road.

References

  1. 1 2 "Whinless Down". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 8 March 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Whinless Down". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 8 March 2018.

Coordinates: 51°07′37″N 1°16′48″E / 51.127°N 1.280°E / 51.127; 1.280

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