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Hog Cliff
Hog Cliff is a national nature reserve (NNR) and Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) located south east of Maiden Newton, Dorset and north-west of Dorchester. It was notified as an SSSI in 1981.〔 The site is also part of the much larger Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). It is adjacent to the Court Farm, Sydling SSSI.
The area of the site is .〔 It is a chalk downland and thus part of the Dorset Downs. The site includes grassland, scrub and a small amount of woodland (mostly ash and oak, with a hazel and field maple understory);〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/designations/nnr/1006077.aspx )〕 within the grassland there is a difference in character, and the species that it supports, which varies according to the gradient and aspect of the slopes.〔 While the invertebrates on the site have not been extensively studied, it is known that species such as the rare Adonis Blue and Marsh Fritillary butterflies can be found there; this is in addition to more common species such as the Green Hairstreak, Common Blue and Gatekeeper.〔 Fungi, particularly grassland varieties, are very well represented at Hog Cliff; the SSSI citation indicates over 60 genera as having been identified,〔 whilst Natural England claim 100 species for the NNR.〔 Cattle and sheep graze the site throughout the year to keep the grassland open.〔
In 2008, a case was brought by the Environment Agency against a nearby pig farmer who was deliberately allowing pig slurry to be discharged onto land that included part of the Hog Cliff reserve.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.fandmgroup.co.uk/environmentagencyprosecutions.aspx )〕
==See also==
*List of SSSIs in Dorset
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