Cranborne Chase

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Cranborne Chase is one of 124 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset. It is among the largest in the county. It lies inside Cranborne Chase and West Wiltshire Downs National Landscape.

Nearby SSSIs include Rotherley Downs, Pincombe Down and Winklebury Hill. The closest station is Tisbury, about 9.2 km to the north.

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