Corfe & Barrow Hills

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Corfe & Barrow Hills is a 102.8 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest located in Ashington, Dorset, notified in 1986. [1] [2] One part of it is a Local Nature Reserve also called Corfe & Barrow Hills, [3] [4] while another part is Corfe Hills Local Nature Reserve. [5] [6]

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References

  1. "Corfe & Barrow Hills citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016.
  2. "Map of Corfe & Barrow Hills". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England.
  3. "Corfe & Barrow Hills". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.
  4. "Map of Corfe & Barrow Hills". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.
  5. "Corfe Hills". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.
  6. "Map of Corfe Hills". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England.

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