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Botany Hill

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Botany Hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, covering 0.04 km². The county has 85 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. It lies within the North Pennines National Landscape.

Nearby SSSIs include Cotherstone Moor, Lune Forest and Hunder Beck Juniper. Frosterley Station is about 17.8 km away to the north-east.

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