- Kingdown and Middledown
Infobox SSSI
name=Kingdown and Middledown
aos=Somerset
interest=Biological
gridref=gbmappingsmall|ST480532
area=5.7hectare (14.1 acre)
notifydate=1991http://www.natureonthemap.org.uk/map.aspx?
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Kingdown and Middledown (gbmapping|ST480532) is a 5.7
hectare (14.1 acre)biological Site of Special Scientific Interest nearCheddar in theMendip Hills ,Somerset , notified in 1991.This site, which is in two parts, is situated on the plateau of the Mendip Hills and supports populations of two nationally rare plant species. Kingdown is at the end of a dry valley where
Carboniferous Limestone outcrops as a small cliff, opposite which is a small disused limestone quarry. Covering some of the rock outcrops are clumps ofCheddar Pink ("Dianthus gratianopolitanus"), which is a nationally rare species. The nationally scarce speciesSoft-leaved Sedge ("Carex montana") andCheddar Bedstraw ("Galium fleurotii") are also found here. [cite web | title=Kingdown and Middledown | work=English Nature | url=http://www.english-nature.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1006034.pdf | accessdate=2006-07-17]References
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