Inkpen and Walbury Hills

Inkpen and Walbury Hills
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Walbury Hill
Inkpen and Walbury Hills is located in Berkshire
Inkpen and Walbury Hills
Location within Berkshire
LocationBerkshire
Grid referenceSU 363 621[1]
Coordinates51°21′25″N 1°28′48″W / 51.357°N 1.480°W / 51.357; -1.480
InterestBiological
Area86.8 hectares (214 acres)[1]
Notification1983[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Inkpen and Walbury Hills is an 86.8-hectare (214-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south of Kintbury in Berkshire. The site is situated on the flanks of Walbury Hill, the highest point in Berkshire and South East England, and the adjacent Inkpen Hill. A Bronze Age cemetery of three bowl barrows on Inkpen Hill is designated a Scheduled Monument.[1][2][3][4]

These hills have the largest area of unimproved chalk downland in the county and much of it is managed by sheep grazing. North facing slopes have many mosses and herbs, such as hoary plantain and germander speedwell. There are also woods and hedgerows which provide a habitat for many species of breeding birds.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Inkpen and Walbury Hills". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Map of Inkpen and Walbury Hills". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Round barrow cemetery on Inkpen Hill". Historic England. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
  4. ^ Explorer 158: Newbury & Hungerford (Map). Ordnance Survey. ISBN 9780319243510.
  5. ^ "Inkpen and Walbury Hills citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 October 2019.