The Valley of Stones is a National Nature Reserve and one of the best examples of a Sarsen stone boulder train in Great Britain. Freeze/thaw conditions at the end of the last ice age caused sandstone on top of nearby chalk hilltops to fragment and slump downhill. Furthermore, the calcareous grassland here supports many species of butterfly and wildflowers. The Adonis blue butterfly can be observed on the south facing grassy slopes.

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Elevation 140 m

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Location: Littlebredy, West Dorset, Dorset, South West England, England, United Kingdom

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1. The Valley of Stones loop from Littlebredy — Dorset

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