| 1. | The countryside becomes a series of chalk downland and deep valleys.
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| 2. | Wiltshire is characterised by its high downland and wide valleys.
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| 3. | Much of this area of chalk downland is now a nature reserve.
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| 4. | Tennyson Down is one of the most significant downland sites in Britain.
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| 5. | It retains the ancient chalk downland flora which elsewhere has largely been lost.
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| 6. | For centuries, Oliver's Battery was open downland grazed by sheep.
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| 7. | The site is important as an example of a species rich downland habitat.
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| 8. | The chalk downland provides an important habitat for insects.
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| 9. | The estate typifies a style of environmental management encouraged by downland landed gentry.
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| 10. | There were also differences between downland and Wealden communities.
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