Down Bank

{{Short description|Conservation area in Kent, England}}

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|name= Down Bank

|aos= Kent

|interest=Biological

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|area= {{convert|5.9|ha|acre|abbr=off}}

|notifydate= 1990

|map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271005749%27 Magic Map]

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Down Bank is a {{convert| 5.9 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-west of Canterbury in Kent.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1005749&SiteName=down%20bank&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Designated Sites View: Down Bank | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 2 February 2018}}{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271005749%27|title=Map of Down Bank|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 2 February 2018}}

This sloping chalk meadow has the nationally endangered black-veined moth and twenty-eight species of butterfly, including the nationally scarce Duke of Burgundy. Grassland flora include two nationally scarce species, small bedstraw and man orchid.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/PDFsForWeb/Citation/1005749.pdf |title=Down Bank citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 2 February 2018}}

A public footpath goes through the site.