Shropshire Hills

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The Shropshire Hills are a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in western England, known for their rolling countryside, distinctive hill formations, and rich wildlife habitats.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
protected landscape
contains Caer Caradoc
Clee Hills
Clun Forest
Long Mynd
River Clun
River Onny NERFINISHED
River Teme
Stiperstones
Wrekin
containsSettlement Bishop's Castle
surface form: Bishop’s Castle

Church Stretton
Clun
Craven Arms
country England
designation Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
designationYear 1958
geology Carboniferous rocks
Ordovician rocks
Precambrian rocks
Silurian rocks
governingBody Shropshire Hills AONB Partnership
habitatType acid grassland
ancient woodland
heathland
rivers and wetlands
hasConservationDesignation National Nature Reserve
surface form: National Nature Reserves

Site of Special Scientific Interest
surface form: Sites of Special Scientific Interest
highestPoint Clee Hills
surface form: Brown Clee Hill
highestPointElevation 540 metres
knownFor hillwalking
rich wildlife habitats
scenic views
walking
landscapeFeature distinctive hill formations
moorland
upland pasture
wooded valleys
landscapeType rolling countryside
locatedIn Shropshire NERFINISHED
locatedInPart western England
locatedInRegion West Midlands
near Welsh border
partOfTrail Jack Mytton Way NERFINISHED
Offa's Dyke Path (sections)
surface form: Offa’s Dyke Path

Shropshire Way
protectedFor biodiversity
cultural heritage
landscape quality

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Cheshire Plain borderedBy Shropshire Hills
Shropshire contains Shropshire Hills
this entity surface form: Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
England–Wales border crosses Shropshire Hills
Shropshire hasProtectedArea Shropshire Hills
this entity surface form: Shropshire Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty