Best Limestone Heath
Cleeve Common is a 405-hectare area of limestone grassland and heath situated on the Cotswold escarpment in Gloucestershire, England. It is the largest area of common land in the Cotswolds and includes Cleeve Hill, the highest point of the Cotswold Hills at 330 metres above sea level. The site is a...
Minchinhampton Common is an area of Cotswold limestone grassland and registered common land situated on the hills above Minchinhampton in Gloucestershire, England. The site contains prehistoric and early historic archaeological features including ancient strip lynchets, Bronze Age round barrows, and...
Rodborough Common is an area of limestone grassland situated on a hilltop above Stroud in Gloucestershire, England. Managed by the National Trust, the common is a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest recognized for its ecosystem. The site supports a variety of flora, including pasque flowe...
Arnside Knott is a 159-meter limestone hill in Cumbria, England, managed by the National Trust and part of the Arnside and Silverdale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The hill features distinctive limestone grassland and scrub habitats that support rare butterfly species, including the High Brown...
The Mendip Hills are a range of limestone hills in Somerset, England, designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in 1972. The area is characterized by its Carboniferous limestone geology, which has produced notable features including Cheddar Gorge, Britain's largest gorge, and extensive cav...
Mynydd Llangatwg is a limestone moorland plateau located within Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park in Wales. The area is characterized by its prominent northern escarpment, which overlooks the Usk Valley. Beneath the surface, the porous limestone geology has allowed for the formation...
