Description:

The reserve is located towards the western end of the South Downs, on the west and south facing scarp slopes of the Meon Valley.  There is a range of habitats with distinct differences between the plants found on the warm, dry, south-facing slopes and those on the steep north-facing areas - and in hollows - which are much damper. Flower-rich grasslands have developed on the thin chalky soils that are low in nutrients.

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