Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

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The Surrey Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is a protected landscape in southeast England known for its rolling chalk downs, ancient woodlands, and picturesque villages.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
protected landscape
contains Abinger Hammer
Box Hill
Dorking
Gomshall
Haslemere (surrounding hills)
Hindhead Commons and the Devil’s Punch Bowl
Holmbury Hill
Leith Hill
Newlands Corner
Peaslake
Ranmore Common
Shere
St Martha’s Hill
country United Kingdom
crossedBy Greensand Way
North Downs Way
Pilgrims’ Way
designation Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
designationYear 1958
governingBody Surrey County Council
Surrey Hills AONB Board
hasConservationStatus protected landscape under UK law
hasEcosystem broadleaf woodland
chalk grassland
lowland heath
hasLandscapeType ancient woodland
chalk downland
heathland
mixed farmland
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.surreyhills.org/
highestPoint Leith Hill
highestPointElevation 294 metres
knownFor ancient woodlands
picturesque villages
rolling chalk downs
scenic viewpoints over London and the Weald
locatedIn South East England
Surrey
near London
partOf English countryside
Greensand Ridge
North Downs
region South East England
usedFor cycling
horse riding
nature conservation
walking


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