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Cranborne Chase Downs & Woodlands
South West England
View of the Cranborne Chase Downs and Woodland IPA © Joe Dunckley /Creative Commons NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic license
Location: Around the village of Tollard Royal on the B3081, l7 miles south-east of Shaftesbury, in south Wiltshire.
Grid reference: ST 945 175
Cranborne Chase derives from an ancient hunting forest, and includes remnants of enclosed medieval coppice, commonland wood pasture and 19th century hazel plantation.
The ground flora is exceptionally rich in plants closely associated with ancient woodland.
The Chase is one of the richest sites for lichens in southern England, with over 160 lichens recorded.
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For additional scientific information on why the Cranborne Chase Downs & Woodlands have been identified as an IPA, including details of existing protection, landuse and threats to the site please click here.
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