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Information on Wye Valley
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in 1985. The site is listed in the 'Forest of Dean Local Plan Review' as a Key
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Natural
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Biological Site of
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Summarised data for all sites (biological and geological)
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28:Site of Special Scientific Interest
641:Dean Hall Coach House & Cellar
213:. It is to the east (see map) of
211:Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
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217:National Nature Reserve (NNR).
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222:Special Area of Conservation
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168:Natural England website
931:Wigpool Ironstone Mine
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646:Devil's Chapel Scowles
243:The wood is mainly on
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806:Rough Bank, Miserden
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289:. Rarities include
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691:Hornsleasow Roughs
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871:Swift's Hill
686:Hobbs Quarry
661:Dymock Woods
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404:. Retrieved
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956:Wotton Hill
836:Slade Brook
736:Lower Woods
666:Edge Common
656:Dixton Wood
651:Dingle Wood
616:Coombe Hill
418:SSSI Source
272:Field Maple
268:Sessile Oak
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100:Coordinates
1012:Categories
516:Badgeworth
305:References
208:Wye Valley
141:Biological
110:51°46′35″N
1033:River Wye
992:Wiltshire
796:River Wye
721:Lark Wood
297:and some
248:Limestone
113:2°39′26″W
761:Nagshead
746:May Hill
358:Archived
340:Archived
250:and has
201:notified
184:SO547088
138:Interest
92:SO547088
76:Location
556:Brassey
551:Boxwell
283:Bramble
197:England
151:hectare
751:Midger
149:19.42
264:Alder
977:Avon
408:2012
285:and
270:and
162:1985
146:Area
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256:Ash
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