An area of chalk grassland selected by the SPNR as 'worthy of preservation'. At the date of the SPNR listing the site was in Berkshire, but a boundary change in 1974 means that it is now in Oxfordshire. The steep grassy slopes are home to butterflies and wildflowers such as burnt-tip orchid and pasqueflower. The site was designated a SSSI in 1953 and is now within the North Wessex Downs AONB.
(Above) The original SPNR survey documents for the Aston Upthorpe Downs
More information on Aston Upthorpe Downs
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