Chanctonbury Hill
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Chanctonbury Hill is an 82.7-hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Steyning in West Sussex. Part of it is Chanctonbury Ring, an early Iron Age hillfort which contains two Roma
Chanctonbury Ring
Dew pond
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A dew pond is an artificial pond usually sited on the top of a hill, intended for watering livestock. Dew ponds are used in areas where a natural supply of surface water may not be readily available.
Chanctonbury Hill
…temples and which is a Scheduled Monument. This site on the steep slope of the South Downs is mainly woodland with some areas of chalk grassland. A dew pond has great crested newts, a species protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. More than sixty species of breeding birds have been recorded…
Typical example of downland dew pond near Chanctonbury Ring, West Sussex. 50°53′47″N 0°23′23″W / 50.896293°N 0.389756°W / 50.896293; -0.389756
Dew pond at Cockroost Hill, parish of Portslade, Sussex, showing layer of chalk rubble protecting the lining 50°51′43″N 0°14′12″W / 50.86192°N 0.2367°W / 50.86192; -0.2367
Modern examples made with portland cement need regular repair. Oxteddle Bottom, Sussex 50°52′15″N 0°02′28″E / 50.87075°N 0.04112°E / 50.87075; 0.04112
"Some people say an overhanging tree will help a pond". Dew pond on hill above West Leake Nottinghamshire. 52°50′11″N 1°12′57″W / 52.836462°N 1.215963°W / 52.836462; -1.215963