Winklebury Hill

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Winkelbury Hill (grid reference ST952216 ) is a 62.95 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Berwick St John parish, south-west Wiltshire, England. The site is on the southern flank of the Ebble valley and was notified in 1971 for its herb-rich unimproved chalk grassland, which has some nationally scarce plants and butterflies. [1]

View of Winkelbury from the west Winkelbury01.jpg
View of Winkelbury from the west
50°59′38″N2°04′11″W / 50.9938°N 2.0698°W / 50.9938; -2.0698


  1. "Citation for Winklebury Hill SSSI" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 25 May 2023.

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