Porton Down - United Kingdom

Basic Information
Site Name
Porton Down
Short name
T10
Country
United Kingdom
Site Manager
Site Description
UK ECN site. Dstl Porton Down is located in Southern England on the Wiltshire/Hampshire border. It is owned by Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) and is used to deliver high-impact science and technology (S&T) for the UK's defence, security and prosperity. It has been closed to the public for over 100 years, resulting in it missing out on the agricultural revolution which affected the rest of the country. This is why it constitutes the largest uninterrupted tract of semi-natural chalk grassland in Britain. Over 1500 hectares is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), a Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and a Special Protection Area (SPA). The ECN monitoring takes place at the heart of the site on the chalk downland and takes in some of the sites special features. The ECN protocols that are undertaken on the site include Atmospheric chemistry, Precipitation chemistry and Weather data. Ecological data includes Rabbits, Birds, Butterflies, Moths, Ground Predators and Spiders.
Last modified
2023-07-28 10:07:11

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General Characteristics and Status
Site Status
Operational
Year Established
1992
Observed properties
Affiliation and Network Specific Information
Affiliation
ILTERThis site is a verified "ILTER" member.
LTER EuropeThis site is a verified "LTER Europe" member.
UK ECN (LTER_EU_UK_056)This site is a verified "UK ECN" member.
COSMOS-UKThe affiliation of this site with "COSMOS-UK" is not verified by the network on DEIMS-SDR.
Photos
The antscape - Dstl
The antscape - Dstl
Simms Valley - Dstl
Simms Valley - Dstl
Automatic weather stations at Porton
Automatic weather stations at Porton
Juniper - Dstl
Juniper - Dstl
Geographic
Centroid/Representative Coordinates

Latitude: 51.130695 Longitude: -1.658088

Size
ca. 1227.00ha
Elevation (average)
143.00msl
Elevation (min)
100.00msl
Elevation (max)
172.00msl
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