| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 Goonhilly Downs | |
  Location within Cornwall  Goonhilly Downs (England) | |
| Location | Cornwall |
|---|---|
| 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]
- ^ "Goonhilly Downs" (PDF). Natural England. 1989. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
- ^ "SSSI detail". designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk. Retrieved 20 April 2022.