The Coombes (grid reference SU228826) is a 15.9 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest at Hinton Parva in the Borough of Swindon, England, notified in 1989.[1]

Within a steep-sided dry valley on the edge of the Marlborough Downs, the chalk grassland is important for its variety of grasses and associated species of butterfly.[2] The 39-acre (16 ha) site is owned by the National Trust.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "The Coombs, Hinton Parva SSSI". Natural England. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  2. ↑ "Citation for The Coombes SSSI" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "The Coombes, Hinton Parva | Wiltshire". National Trust. Retrieved 26 July 2023.

51°32′31″N 1°40′21″W / 51.54184°N 1.67263°W / 51.54184; -1.67263


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