A delightful small orchard of no great age but with a diverse grassland. The site is accessible via a public footpath that runs through the orchard.
Local Wildlife Site
Accessible Sites of Importance for Nature Conservation
Downe Orchard
Borough: Bromley
Grade: Borough Grade II
Access: Free public access (part of site)
Area: 1.1 ha
Description
Wildlife
The site contains a diverse grassland of mixed grasses, drifts of cow parsley, common vetch, an abundance of red clover and the London notable species grass vetchling. A small area of chalk grassland contains other species uncommon in London: cowslip, wild marjoram, greater knapweed, quaking-grass and salad burnet. The area is frequented by numerous common bird species and has a good butterfly and day-flying moth population including common blue butterfly and burnet companion moth.Facilities
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