Browndown

Browndown is a 66.5-hectare (164-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) in Gosport in Hampshire.^[1][2]

Browndown

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Hampshire
Grid reference	SZ 578 991[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	66.5 hectares (164 acres)[1]
Notification	1985[1]
Location map	Magic Map

This is a shingle beach owned by the Ministry of Defence, which has areas of heather, grass heath and gorse. There are a range of invertebrates specialising in these habitats, including 90 flies, 60 aculeata and 83 true bugs, including the rare Dalman's leatherbug.^[3]