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Oakenhill Railway Cutting

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Oakenhill Railway Cutting is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Gloucestershire, covering 0.01 km². The county has 136 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. It is one of the smaller SSSIs in the county.

Other SSSIs nearby include Meezy Hurst and Nagshead. The nearest railway station is Lydney, about 6.2 km to the south.

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