Stinchcombe Hill

Stinchcombe Hill
Gloucestershire
Range:	Cotswolds
Summit:	719 feet ST73609815 51°40’52"N, 2°22’54"W

Stinchcombe Hill is a nearly detached part of the Cotswold Edge in Gloucestershire above the village of Stinchcombe. An area of 71 acres has been notified as a biological Site of Special Scientific Interest since 1966.

Stinchcombe Hill, west of Dursley, forms part of the Jurassic limestone scarp of the Cotswolds. The site represents the semi-natural calcareous grasslands supporting particular flora and fauna, and particularly a number of rare and uncommon species.

The hill has a large golf course on the top and has a public right of way round its edge which is part of the Cotswold Way.

The highest point, known as Drakestone Point is at 719 feet above sea level and the view from here over the Vale to the River Severn and Forest of Dean beyond, is particularly fine, but the tranquillity is injured by the proximity of the M5 Motorway. Volunteers have worked to clear trees and bushes to open the views over the Severn Vale.

Pictures

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  View from Stinchcombe Hill
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  View from Stinchcombe Hill
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  Trigpoint and toposcope on Stinchcombe Hill
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  Seat on Stinchcombe Hill
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  View to Stinchcombe Hill
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  Golf club on Stinchcombe Hill
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  Golf Course on Stinchcombe Hill

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