Watlington and Pyrton Hills
Nature reserve in Oxfordshire, England
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Watlington and Pyrton Hills is a 112.7-hectare (278-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Watlington in Oxfordshire. An area of 1.6 hectares (4.0 acres) is Watlington Chalk Pit, which is a Local Nature Reserve.
This site has floristically diverse chalk grassland, chalk scrub, broadleaved woodland and yew woodland. Watlington Hill has short turf which is grazed by rabbits, with flowering plants including yellow-wort, dropwort, horseshoe vetch, squinancywort and the nationally rare candytuft.
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Shirburn Castle
Medieval castle in England
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Watlington White Mark
Hill figure in Oxfordshire, England
0.3 mi away
Christmas Common
Hamlet in Oxfordshire, England
0.7 mi away
St Mary's Church, Pyrton
Church in Oxfordshire, England
1.6 mi away
All Saints Church, Shirburn
Church in Oxfordshire, England
1.4 mi away
Watlington Town Hall
Municipal building in Watlington, Oxfordshire, England
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