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Aston Rowant NNR, Stokenchurch, Oxfordshire.
Part of the Chiltern Hills, some steep sided, chalky hills divided by the M40 motorway.

There are free car parks each for the north and the south side of the M40.

Beacon Hill is on the north side of the M40. Bald Hill , including Flinty Piece, to the south.

Small photograph of the information board
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Information board
26 Aug 2012
Small photograph of Beacon Hill
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Beacon Hill
26 Aug 2012
Small photograph of Bald Hill
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Flinty Piece, Bald Hill
26 Aug 2012
Small photograph of Bald Hill
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Flinty Piece, Bald Hill
26 Aug 2012
Beacon Hill
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Beacon Hill
26 Aug 2013
Small photograph of a Silver-spotted Skipper
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Silver-spotted Skipper
Beacon Hill. 26 Aug 2012
Small photograph of a Silver-spotted Skipper
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Silver-spotted Skipper
Beacon Hill. 26 Aug 2012
Small photograph of a Silver-spotted Skipper
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Silver-spotted Skipper
Beacon Hill. 26 Aug 2012
Small photograph of a Silver-spotted Skipper
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Silver-spotted Skipper
Beacon Hill. 26 Aug 2012
Silver-spotted Skipper
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Silver-spotted Skipper
Beacon Hill. 18 Aug 2013
Silver-spotted Skipper
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Silver-spotted Skipper
Beacon Hill. 18 Aug 2013
Small photograph of a Brimstone
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Brimstone
Beacon Hill. 26 Aug 2012
Small photograph of a Small Copper
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Small Copper
Beacon Hill. 26 Aug 2012
Small photograph of a Brown Argus
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Brown Argus
Beacon Hill. 26 Aug 2012
Small photograph of a Common Blue
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Common Blue
Bald Hill. 26 Aug 2012
Small photograph of a Common Blue
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Common Blue
Bald Hill. 26 Aug 2012
Chalkhill Blue
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Chalkhill Blue
Beacon Hill. 18 Aug 2013
Chalkhill Blue
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Chalkhill Blue
Beacon Hill. 18 Aug 2013
Chalkhill Blue
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Chalkhill Blue
Beacon Hill. 18 Aug 2013
Small photograph of an Adonis Blue
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Adonis Blue
Beacon Hill. 26 Aug 2012
Small photograph of an Adonis Blue
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Adonis Blue
Beacon Hill. 26 Aug 2012
Small photograph of an Adonis Blue
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Adonis Blue
Beacon Hill. 26 Aug 2012
Small photograph of a Small Heath
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Small Heath
Beacon Hill. 26 Aug 2012

Personal sightings:

26 Aug 2012. North side. Beacon Hill. Bright and Breezy. About 8 Silver Spotted Skippers, 3 Brimstones, 3 Small Coppers, about 15 very faded Chalkhill Blues, 2 Adonis Blues, 2 Brown Argus, 2 Red Admirals, 1 Peacock, c. 50+ Meadow Browns, 2 Small Heaths.
26 Aug 2012. South side. Flinty Piece on Bald Hill. SU7295. 1 Common Blue, 1 Chalkhill Blue, about 20 Meadow Browns.
18 Aug 2013. Beacon Hill. Bright intervals, breezy. Many Silver-spotted Skippers, several Brown Argus, many Common Blues, no Adonis Blues, large numbers of Brimstones in the brambles and mint at the bottom of the hill.

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