Jumping Downs

{{Short description|Kent nature reserve}}{{infobox park

| name = Jumping Downs

| photo = Jumping Downs, nature reserve - geograph.org.uk - 335609.jpg

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| type = Local Nature Reserve

| grid_ref_UK = TR 192 485

| location = Aylesham, Kent

| area = {{convert|5.7 |ha|acre|abbr=off}}

| manager = Jumping Downs Trust and Kentish Stour Community Partnership

}}

Jumping Downs is a {{convert| 5.7 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} Local Nature Reserve near Aylesham, between Canterbury and Dover in Kent. It is owned by the Jumping Downs Trust and managed by the Trust and the Kentish Stour Community Partnership.{{cite web|url=https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009589&SiteName=&countyCode=24&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title= Jumping Downs|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| accessdate= 5 March 2018}}{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271009589%27|title=Map of Jumping Downs|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| accessdate= 5 March 2018}}

Adders, viviparous lizards and slow worms have been recorded on this chalk downland site. Mammals include wood mice and pygmy shrews.

There is access from South Barham Hill.

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