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6 a National Nature Reserve. Hambledon Hill its status as dark green fritillary, earning including chalk-hill blue and attract 28 species of butterfly, flower-rich grasslands that Hod Hills, shaping the ground of Hambledon and only sheep occupy the high by Roman invaders. Today, tribe were ousted Hod Hill, where the Celtic before scaling the flanks of Courtney, as it’s also known), village of Shroton (or Iwerne the curiously twice-named Hambledon Hill, we dip into packing. Retreating from Army swiftly sent them troops. Cromwell’s New Model defend their land from looting took up improvised arms to neither crown or parliament) GR ADIENT PROFILE H Time: 3 hours u 3 hours Time: 8 ambledon in wint 10 er sunlight. er sunlight. H ill basks ill basks Grade: Moderate Grade: 12

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