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- Mendip_Hills abstract "The Mendip Hills (commonly called the Mendips) is a range of limestone hills to the south of Bristol and Bath in Somerset, England. Running east to west between Weston-super-Mare and Frome, the hills overlook the Somerset Levels to the south and the Chew Valley and other tributaries of the Avon to the north. The hills give their name to the local government district of Mendip, which administers most of the area. The higher, western part of the hills, covering 198 km2 (76 sq mi) has been designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), which gives it a level of protection comparable to a national park.The hills are largely formed from Carboniferous Limestone, which is quarried at several sites. Three nationally important semi-natural habitats are characteristic of the area: ash–maple woodland, calcareous grassland and mesotrophic grassland. With their temperate climate these support a range of flora and fauna including birds, butterflies and small mammals. The dry stone walls that divide the pasture into fields are of botanical importance as they support important populations of the nationally scarce wall whitlowgrass (Draba muralis).The origin of the name \"Mendip\" is unclear, but it is known that there has been human habitation since Palaeolithic and Mesolithic times with a range of artefacts being recovered from caves. Neolithic, Iron Age, and Bronze Age features such as barrows are numerous with over 200 scheduled ancient monuments recorded. There is evidence of mining in the Mendips dating back to the late Bronze Age, which increased after the Roman invasion, particularly for lead and silver around Charterhouse. The difficult conditions in the area were noted by William Wilberforce in 1789, which inspired Hannah More to begin her work improving the conditions of the Mendip miners and agricultural workers. In the 18th and early 19th centuries 7,300 ha (18,000 acres) of the common heathland on the hills were enclosed. In World War II a bombing decoy was constructed on top of Black Down at Beacon Batch. More recently, the mast of the Mendip transmitting station, micro-hydroelectric turbines and a wind turbine have been installed.There are still several quarries on the Mendip Hills. Some of the stone is still carried by Mendip Rail; the other railways in the area closed in the 1960s. Although the Roman Fosse Way crossed the hills, the main roads generally avoid the higher areas and run along the bottom of the scarp slope on the north and south of the hills. The western end of the hills is crossed by the M5 motorway and A38. Further east, and running almost north to south, are the A37 and A39. A wide range of outdoor sports and leisure activities take place in the Mendips, many based on the particular geology of the area. The hills are recognised as a national centre for caving and cave diving, as well as being popular with climbers, hillwalkers and natural historians. Wookey Hole Caves and some of the caves in Cheddar Gorge are open as show caves; however, many of the caves of the Mendip Hills are only accessible to members of caving clubs. Long distance footpaths include the Mendip Way and Limestone Link.".
- Mendip_Hills animal Austropotamobius_pallipes.
- Mendip_Hills animal Downy_emerald.
- Mendip_Hills animal Greater_horseshoe_bat.
- Mendip_Hills animal Hazel_dormouse.
- Mendip_Hills animal Long-eared_owl.
- Mendip_Hills animal Peregrine_falcon.
- Mendip_Hills biome Calcareous_grassland.
- Mendip_Hills city Cheddar,_Somerset.
- Mendip_Hills city Shepton_Mallet.
- Mendip_Hills city Wells,_Somerset.
- Mendip_Hills district Mendip.
- Mendip_Hills geology "Caves".
- Mendip_Hills geology "Karst".
- Mendip_Hills geology "Limestone".
- Mendip_Hills highestPlace Black_Down,_Somerset.
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- Mendip_Hills managementMountain Charterhouse,_Somerset.
- Mendip_Hills managementPlace Charterhouse,_Somerset.
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- Mendip_Hills maximumElevation "325.0".
- Mendip_Hills plant Dianthus.
- Mendip_Hills plant Helianthemum_apenninum.
- Mendip_Hills thumbnail Crook_Peak_towards_Compton_Hill.jpg?width=300.
- Mendip_Hills type Area_of_Outstanding_Natural_Beauty.
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- Mendip_Hills wikiPageExternalLink www.mendiphillsaonb.org.uk.
- Mendip_Hills wikiPageExternalLink www.mendipsociety.org.uk.
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- Mendip_Hills wikiPageWikiLink Calluna.
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- Mendip_Hills wikiPageWikiLink Category:Environment_of_Somerset.
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- Mendip_Hills wikiPageWikiLink Category:Mountains_and_hills_of_England.
- Mendip_Hills wikiPageWikiLink Category:Natural_regions_of_England.
- Mendip_Hills wikiPageWikiLink Category:Protected_areas_of_Somerset.
- Mendip_Hills wikiPageWikiLink Category:Silurian_volcanism.
- Mendip_Hills wikiPageWikiLink Category:Visitor_attractions_in_Somerset.
- Mendip_Hills wikiPageWikiLink Category:Volcanism_of_England.
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- Mendip_Hills wikiPageWikiLink Celtic_languages.
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- Mendip_Hills wikiPageWikiLink Cheddar_Man.
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