Shirburn Hill
| Shirburn Hill | |||
| Oxfordshire | |||
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| Range: | Chilterns | ||
| Summit: | 837 feet SU723952 51°39’5"N, -0°57’20"W | ||
Shirburn Hill forms a spur on the long escarpment of the Chiltern Hills, looking down over the small village with which it shares a name, Shirburn, and north-east of Watlington, Oxfordshire. The hill is in Oxfordshire, close to the Buckinghamshire border. It reaches a summit of 837 feet, very close to Oxfordshire's county top in Cowleaze Wood on neighbouring Bald Hill (843 feet).
On the hill, 157 acres have been designated a site of special scientific interest.[1]
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.[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 SSSI listing and designation for Shirburn Hill