The site has unimproved chalk grassland with a rich variety of flora, particularly in former chalk quarries. Grasses include upright brome and sheep’s fescue.[6]
whitehorse, hill, this, article, about, hill, oxfordshire, hill, dartmoor, devon, hangingstone, hill, hill, berkshire, downs, oxfordshire, england, west, wantage, metres, highest, point, oxfordshire, uffington, castle, lies, summit, hill, uffington, white, hor. This article is about the hill in Oxfordshire For the hill on Dartmoor in Devon see Hangingstone Hill Whitehorse Hill is a hill in the Berkshire Downs in Oxfordshire England west of Wantage At 261 metres 856 ft it is the highest point in Oxfordshire Uffington Castle lies on the summit of the hill and the Uffington White Horse is on the hill s northern slope 2 3 The hill and an adjacent area below including Dragon Hill and The Manger make up a 98 9 hectare 244 acre biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest 1 4 Whitehorse HillSite of Special Scientific InterestLocationOxfordshireGrid referenceSU 300 867 1 InterestBiologicalGeologicalArea98 9 hectares 244 acres 1 Notification1986 1 Location mapMagic MapThe Manger a dry valley below the hill is a Geological Conservation Review site 5 It provides evidence of solifluction slow slipping of soil downhill due to repeated freezing and thawing during at least one cold stage of the Pleistocene The site has unimproved chalk grassland with a rich variety of flora particularly in former chalk quarries Grasses include upright brome and sheep s fescue 6 The Ridgeway National Trail crosses the hill south of Uffington Castle See also editVale of White HorseReferences edit a b c d Designated Sites View Whitehorse Hill Sites of Special Scientific Interest Natural England Retrieved 30 March 2020 Historic England Uffington Castle a univallate hillfort immediately north of the Ridgeway on Whitehorse Hill 1008412 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 26 February 2020 Historic England The White Horse hill figure 170m NNE of Uffington Castle on Whitehorse Hill 1008413 National Heritage List for England Retrieved 30 March 2020 Map of Whitehorse Hill Sites of Special Scientific Interest Natural England Retrieved 30 March 2020 The Manger Karst Geological Conservation Review Joint Nature Conservation Committee Retrieved 26 February 2020 Whitehorse Hill citation PDF Sites of Special Scientific Interest Natural England Retrieved 30 March 2020 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Whitehorse Hill 51 34 41 N 1 34 05 W 51 578 N 1 568 W 51 578 1 568 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Whitehorse Hill amp oldid 1164336310, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
