West Woodhay Down
Protected area in Berkshire, England
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About
West Woodhay Down is a 1.5-hectare (3.7-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Berkshire and Hampshire. It is lowland Calcareous grassland with a northwest facing bank, and forms part of the northern slopes of Walbury Hill and Combe Hill. The site was formerly included as part of Inkpen and Walbury Hills SSSI.
West Woodhay Down is in the civil parishes of West Woodhay and East Woodhay, to the south-west of the town of Newbury. West Woodhay parish is within the unitary authority area of West Berkshire and the ceremonial county of Berkshire, whilst East Woodhay is within the district of Basingstoke and Deane in the administrative county of Hampshire.
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Walbury Hill
Hill in, and highest point of, the English county of Berkshire
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Hog's Hole
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West Woodhay House
Building in Berkshire, England
1.0 mi away
Inkpen and Walbury Hills
Hills in Berkshire, England
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Inkpen Common SSSI
Protected area in Berkshire, England
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Pilot Hill, Hampshire
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