Ringstead Downs

Ringstead Downs is a 6.9-hectare (17-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Hunstanton in Norfolk, England.^[1][2] It is in the Norfolk Coast Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty,^[3] and it is the western part of the 11-hectare (27-acre) Ringstead Downs nature reserve, which is managed by the Norfolk Wildlife Trust.^[4]

Ringstead Downs

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Norfolk
Grid reference	TF 691 400[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	6.9 hectares (17 acres)[1]
Notification	1986[1]
Location map	Magic Map

It is a dry chalk valley which was carved out by glacial meltwaters. It is species-rich as it has never been ploughed, and it is the largest surviving area of chalk downland surviving in the county. The butterflies are diverse.^[5]

A footpath between Ringstead and Downs Road in Hunstanton goes through the reserve.