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Jumping Downs

Coordinates: 51°11′38″N 1°08′10″E / 51.194°N 1.136°E / 51.194; 1.136
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Jumping Downs
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TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationAylesham, Kent
OS gridTR 192 485
Area5.7 hectares (14 acres)
Managed byJumping Downs Trust and Kentish Stour Community Partnership

Jumping Downs is a 5.7-hectare (14-acre) Local Nature Reserve near Aylesham, between Canterbury and Dover in Kent. It is owned by the Jumping Downs Trust and managed by the Trust and the Kentish Stour Community Partnership.[1][2]

Adders, viviparous lizards and slow worms have been recorded on this chalk downland site. Mammals include wood mice and pygmy shrews.[1]

There is access from South Barham Hill.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Jumping Downs". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Map of Jumping Downs". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 5 March 2018.

51°11′38″N 1°08′10″E / 51.194°N 1.136°E / 51.194; 1.136