North End of Whiteleaf Hill
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North End of Whiteleaf Hill
Image: © Ian Dodds Taken: 27 Dec 2021
The tree ahead, like a lot round here, has thick ivy covering it's lower trunk. Whiteleaf Hill Local Nature Reserve is one of 12 sites managed in the Chilterns by the Chiltern Society charity. Brush Hill Local Nature Reserve, another one of theirs, is situated adjacent to this one, on the other side of Peters Lane, the road leading up here from Monks Risborough. The Chilterns are chalk hills situated NorthWest of London, covering an area of about 700 square miles, that run from NorthEast to Southwest. They drop steeply on the North side, and more gradually on the South towards the River Thames. The steep slopes to the North give rise to the range sometimes getting called the Chiltern Scarp or Escarpment. About half their area is designated as an Area of Outstanding Beauty.
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Image Location
Latitude
51.730419
Longitude
-0.812197