Chinthurst Hill

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Chinthurst Hill
Chinthurst Hill Tower 1.jpg
Chinthurst Hill Tower
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationGuildford, Surrey
OS gridTQ 012 459
Area17.2 hectares (43 acres)
Managed bySurrey Wildlife Trust

Chinthurst Hill is a 17.2-hectare (43-acre) Local Nature Reserve south of Guildford in Surrey.[1][2] It is owned by Surrey County Council and managed by Surrey Wildlife Trust.[3] Chinthurst Hill Tower is a Grade II Scheduled Monument.[4]

The hill has woodland and dry acid grassland. There are woodland flowering plants such as wood anemone, yellow archangel, wood forget-me-not, red campion, common figwort, butcher’s broom and lady’s smock.[3]

There is access from Kings Road.

References[]

  1. ^ "Chinthurst Hill". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  2. ^ "Map of Chinthurst Hill". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Chinthurst Hill". Surrey Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Chinthurst Hill Tower". Historic England. Retrieved 22 November 2018.

Coordinates: 51°12′11″N 0°33′11″W / 51.203°N 0.553°W / 51.203; -0.553

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