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3 CONSERVATION
• Identify evidence to show how humans have
effected the Down and how the Down has
influenced human activity.
• Look for evidence of how the environment has
been cared for (managed) and kept the same
(sustained).
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4 THE GEOLOGY
The Down is made up of chalk, which is the
remains of millions of shells of small animals
which lived in the sea 64 - 136 million years ago!
So this area was once under the sea!
• Ask your teacher to find some pieces of chalk
for you to feel, sketch and describe.
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2 THE HABITAT
The chalk grassland of the Down is
one of the few natural landscapes
(ecosystems) left in England, and is
an Area of Outstanding Natural
Beauty. One of its most amazing
features is the number (variety) of
plants to be found: up to 40
(yes, 40!) different types (species)
in a square metre.
• Look for, and sketch, as many
different types of grasses,
plants and flowers as you can
find. (Remember not to pick
any!)
Among the downland wildlife you
can observe in the daytime,
particularly during the spring and
summer, are butterflies, birds,
rabbits and mini-beasts.
• Record, describe and sketch
as many of these as you see
or find.
• Make a tally-chart of the
numbers and types of plants
and wildlife that you see, and
mark where you saw them on
your sketch-map trail.
• Can you draw a simple food-
chain to show how all
these species (Downland
Specialists) rely on each
other for survival?
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