Photo of Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill, a Site of Special Scientific Interest near Axbridge, Somerset, south west England. — © Roger Cornfoot / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill

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Crook Peak to Shute Shelve Hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Somerset, covering 3.3 km². The county has 177 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. It is among the largest in the county. It lies inside the Mendip Hills National Landscape.

The closest station is Worle, about 6.4 km to the north-west. Other SSSIs nearby include Axbridge Hill and Fry's Hill, The Perch and Dolebury Warren.

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