Mountains & hills · South East England
Win Green
Win Green — Named summit at 277 m.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 3 h–8 h
- Best time of year
- Late spring – early autumn (May–Oct)
- Nearest railway station
- Tisbury · 8.7 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Win Green is a named summit in the United Kingdom. Wikidata describes it as: "Named summit at 277 m.". Coordinates: 50.9852°, -2.1082°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Win Green Down SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Avon System SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Win Green Down at grid reference ST927209 in south-western Wiltshire, England is a 26.0 hectares (64 acres) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest, notified in 1971. Its summit, Win Green, is at grid reference ST924205 and is the highest point of Cranborne Chase at 277 metres (909 ft). There are extensive views, with Bournemouth, the Isle of Wight, Salisbury, Glastonbury Tor, the Mendips, the Quantocks and Milk Hill all visible in clear conditions. It is classed as a Marilyn, and is a landmark due to the clump of trees on the high point. The parent peak is Long Knoll.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 50.9852, -2.1082
- District
- Wiltshire
- Parish
- Donhead St. Mary
- Postcode
- SP7 0ES
- Parliamentary constituency
- Salisbury
- Nearest railway station
- Tisbury — 8.7 km
Sources
- osm: n477241085 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Win Green Down (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Wingreen Hill Wiltshire UK.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Win Green?
- Win Green is in South-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SP7 0ES), in the parish of Donhead St. Mary.
- Is Win Green a protected site?
- Yes — Win Green is part of the Win Green Down SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the River Avon System SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Win Green free to visit?
- Yes, Win Green is free to enter.
- How do I get to Win Green?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode SP7 0ES. It sits within the Salisbury parliamentary constituency.