Surrey Hills National Landscape
Surrey Hills National Landscape | |
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Location | Surrey, England |
Coordinates | 51°15′01″N 0°19′27″W / 51.2503°N 0.3243°W |
Area | 422 km2 (163 sq mi) |
Designated | May 1958 |
Website | surreyhills.org |
The Surrey Hills National Landscape is a 422 km2 (163 sq mi)
Geography
The highest summit of the Surrey Hills National Landscape, Leith Hill near Coldharbour, is 294 metres (965 ft) above sea level. It is part of the Greensand Ridge, which traverses the AONB from west to east, and is the second highest point in south-east England (Walbury Hill at 297 metres (974 ft) above sea level is the highest).
Blackheath Common is also part of the area.
The northern ridge of the hills, predominantly formed by
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Chiddingfold Forest, a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), lies within the area.
Surrey Hills National Landscape is surrounded by an Area of Great Landscape Value, which covers a further eight percent of the county.[4]
Walking
The Surrey Hills area has three long-distance walks running through it: the North Downs Way, the Greensand Way and the Pilgrims' Way.
References
- ^ Findlater G (2009). "The State of the Surrey Hills AONB". Surrey Hills AONB. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ^ McKernan P (2007). "The cultural heritage of woodlands in the Surrey Hills AONB" (PDF). The cultural heritage of woodlands in the South East. Forestry Commission. Retrieved 26 March 2011.
- ^ "Outstanding beauty area to be preserved". Surrey Advertiser. No. 11776. 17 May 1958. p. 7.
- ^ Rob Fairbanks (2008). "Area of Great Landscape Value Designation". Surrey Hills AONB. Retrieved 26 March 2011.