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Site Information: Porton Down
Sponsoring organisation(s)
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Network(s) this site belongs to
UK Environmental Change Network
UK Environmental Change Biodiversity Network
Site characteristics
| Min Altitude | 100m |
Site boundaries are indicated with a black line. |
| Max Altitude | 172m | |
| Area of Site | 1227ha | |
| Mean annual temperature* | 9.8oC | |
| Mean annual rainfall* | 806mm | |
| * calculated from the ECN Data Centre database | ||
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Description
As well as being a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), Porton Down is also a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and a Special Protection Area (SPA) covering over 1500 hectares. It constitutes the largest uninterrupted tract of semi-natural chalk grassland in Britain, a habitat which has declined by more than 80% in the last 50 years. As well as the grassland the site supports large areas of mixed scrub, including juniper, and broadleaved, mixed and coniferous woodland.
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- This site is part of the COSMOS-UK network. COSMOS (the Cosmic-ray Soil Moisture Observing System UK), is a new network that will deliver real-time weather monitoring and field scale measurements of soil moisture across the United Kingdom.
Contact
Sarah Atkinson
Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
Dstl Porton, Porton Down, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP4 0JQ
seatkinson@dstl.gov.uk
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