Shirburn Hill
Hill in Oxfordshire
About
Shirburn Hill is a 63.7-hectare (157-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest just outside and to the northeast of Watlington, Oxfordshire.
The hill has chalk grassland, chalk heath, scrub and broadleaved woodland. Most grasslands in the Chilterns are maintained by stock, and the site is unusual in being cropped only by rabbits. Less closely grazed areas have taller grass with species such as false oat-grass, tor-grass and red fescue. There are large areas of hawthorn and buckthorn scrub.
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Shirburn Castle
Medieval castle in England
1.2 mi away
Watlington White Mark
Hill figure in Oxfordshire, England
1.4 mi away
Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve
Protected area in the UK
1.1 mi away
Cowleaze Wood
Woodland in the Chiltern Hills of South East England
1.0 mi away
Christmas Common
Hamlet in Oxfordshire, England
1.3 mi away
All Saints Church, Shirburn
Church in Oxfordshire, England
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