Whitehawk Hill | |
Type: | Local Nature Reserve |
Grid Ref Uk: | TQ 332 049 |
Location: | Brighton, East Sussex |
Area: | 50.3ha |
Manager: | Brighton and Hove City Council |
Mapframe-Zoom: | 14 |
Whitehawk Hill is a 50.3abbr=offNaNabbr=off Local Nature Reserve in Brighton, East Sussex. It is owned and managed by Brighton and Hove City Council.[1] [2]
At the top of the hill is Whitehawk Camp, a Neolithic causewayed enclosure which is a Scheduled Monument.
This is species-rich chalk grassland which has views over Brighton and the sea, together with the Isle of Wight on clear days. There are colonies of chalkhill blue butterflies.[1] The 45 metre high Whitehawk Hill transmitting station is at the summit.[3]