Win Green Down at in south-western
Wiltshire, England is a
biological Site of Special Scientific Interest,
notified in 1971.
Its summit, Win Green, is at grid reference ST924205 and is the highest point of
Cranborne Chase
Cranborne Chase () is an area of central southern England, straddling the counties Dorset, Hampshire and Wiltshire. It is part of the Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB).
The area is dominated by, ...
at . There are extensive views, with Bournemouth, the Isle of Wight, Salisbury, Glastonbury Tor, the Mendips, the Quantocks and
Milk Hill
Milk Hill, located near Alton Priors east of Devizes, is the highest point in the county of Wiltshire, southwest England, at some above sea level (the adjacent Tan Hill rises to 294 m). It is the location of the Alton Barnes white horse ...
all visible in clear conditions. It is classed as a
Marilyn, and is a landmark due to the clump of trees on the high point. The
parent peak is
Long Knoll
Long Knoll () is a hill in the west of the English county of Wiltshire. It is a ridge of chalk grassland, some in length, and forms the boundary between the civil parishes of Kilmington to the south and Maiden Bradley to the north. The ridge is ...
.
References
English Nature citation sheet for the site(accessed 8 August 2006)
* http://www.ukhillwalking.com/logbook/hill.php?id=14024
* Mapping: OS Explorer 118 (1:25 000), OS Landranger 184 (1:50 000)
External links
English Nature website(SSSI information)
Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Wiltshire
Sites of Special Scientific Interest notified in 1971
Hills of Wiltshire
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