Odstock Down

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Odstock Down is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire, covering 0.13 km². It is one of 119 SSSIs in the county. The surrounding countryside is part of Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape.

For arrivals by rail, Salisbury Station is about 4.7 km to the north. Nearby SSSIs include Clearbury Down and Homington and Coombe Bissett Downs.

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