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Butser Hill is a hill and nature reserve in Hampshire, England. South-west of Petersfield , it is a 239.7-hectare (592-acre) biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is a national nature reserve [ 3 ] and a Special Area of Conservation . [ 4 ]
The NNRs on the East Hampshire Downs comprise Butser Hill, near Petersfield, a large area of chalk grassland on the highest point in the South Downs (a large area is also designated as a scheduled monument reflecting its historical significance, particularly in the Bronze and Iron Ages); Old Winchester Hill, a lowland grassland on the west and ...
Butser Hill: South Downs: Beacon Hill [3] 201 88 TuMP: Butser Hill: South Downs [6] Henwood Down [3] 201 64 TuMP: Butser Hill: South Downs: Old Winchester Hill: 197 South Downs [6] Iron Age hill fort, Bronze Age cemetery. SSSI, NNR. On spur of unnamed hill that is over 210 m high and not listed. Windmill Hill [3] 194 84 TuMP: Butser Hill: South ...
It is located on the A3 road three miles south of Petersfield, Hampshire and lies within the South Downs National Park. The park contains 1,400 acres (6 km 2) of open access woodland and downland within the East Hampshire Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, including Butser Hill (886 ft), the highest point on the South Downs, and War Down (801
The South Downs National Park is England's newest national park, designated on 31 March 2010. [1] The park, covering an area of 1,627 square kilometres (628 sq mi) in southern England, stretches for 140 kilometres (87 mi) from Winchester in the west to Eastbourne in the east through the counties of Hampshire, West Sussex and East Sussex.
The South Downs are the eroded remnant of the southern limb of this regional-scale fold, paired with the North Downs which represent the opposing limb of this 'unroofed' elongate dome. The southerly dipping chalk beds of the South Downs present one of the major escarpments to be found in Britain. [7]
Butser Hill: South Downs: Kithurst Down [3] 213 111 HuMP, TuMP: Butser Hill: South Downs: Featureless summit; 5 metres south of trig point. Farm Hill [3] 212 63 TuMP: Butser Hill: South Downs: Crop field at summit. Hatch Farm Hill [3] 211 43 (est.) TuMP: Black Down: South Downs: West Hill [3] 211 89 TuMP: Ditchling Beacon: South Downs: No ...
The South Downs Way is a long distance footpath and bridleway running along the South Downs in southern England. It is one of 16 National Trails in England and Wales . The trail runs for 160 km (100 mi) from Winchester in Hampshire to Eastbourne in East Sussex , with about 4,150 m (13,620 ft) of ascent and descent.