Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Cornwall |
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Grid reference | SW720200 |
Coordinates | 50°02′22″N 5°10′15″W / 50.0394°N 5.1709°W |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 1,271 hectares (12.7 km2; 4.91 sq mi) |
Notification | 1951 |
Natural England website |
Goonhilly Downs is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) that forms a raised plateau in the central western area of the Lizard peninsula in southern Cornwall, England.[1] It is one of 229 English national nature reserves designated by Natural England with an area of almost 1,270 hectares.[2]