Jones's Mill () is an 11.6
hectare
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biological Site of Special Scientific Interest
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near
Pewsey
Pewsey is a large village and civil parish at the centre of the Vale of Pewsey in Wiltshire, about south of Marlborough and west of London. It is within reach of the M4 motorway and the A303 and is served by Pewsey railway station on the Re ...
in
Wiltshire
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,
notified in 1975.
The site is managed as a
nature reserve
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by
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust is a conservation charity based in Devizes, England which owns and manages 40 nature reserves in Wiltshire and Swindon. It also works to encourage Wiltshire's communities to live sustainable lifestyles that protect the e ...
.
Sources
Natural England citation sheet for the site(accessed 7 April 2022)
External links
Jones's Mill- Wiltshire Wildlife Trust
Natural England website(SSSI information)
Kennet and Avon Canal
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire
Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1975
Wiltshire Wildlife Trust reserves
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