チャードストックの天然記念物・トップ7

Lambert’s Castle Hill（258m）の頂上からは、ドーセットで最も有名なパノラマの1つを楽しむことができます。広大なMarshwood Valeの東側を見ると、Pilsdon PenとLewesdon Hillが地平線上で最も目立つ2つのランドマークとして際立っています。 Pilsdon Penの眺め 外観：Lambert's Castleからは、Pilsdon Pen（277m）はその特徴的な「平らな頂上」のプロフィールで容易に識別できます。これは鉄器時代の丘の砦であり、長らくドーセットで最も高い地点と考えられていました。 視点：東北東約4.7km（3マイル弱）に位置しています。Marshwood Valeが2つの丘の間で落ち込んでいるため、Pilsdon Penは谷底から急峻にそびえ立つ、巨大で陰鬱な緑の塁壁として現れます。 詳細：晴れた日には、頂上を囲む三重の堀のある土塁をはっきりと見ることができます。 Lewesdon Hillの眺め 外観：Pilsdon Penのわずかに南に位置するLewesdon Hill（279m）は、真の「カウンティトップ」（ドーセットで最も高い地点）です。Pilsdonの開けた草地の頂上とは異なり、Lewesdonは古代のオークとブナの木々が密生しています。 視点：Lambert's Castleの vantage point から見ると、Lewesdonは暗く、丸みを帯びた、木々に覆われたドームのように見えます。丘の砦のような鋭い建築線はありませんが、周囲の畑に豊かで質感のあるコントラストを提供します。 文脈：Pilsdon Penに非常に近いため（小さな鞍部でのみ隔てられている）、Marshwood Valeの「双子の峰」と呼ばれることがよくあります。

According to locals, there's beavers here.

The Black Ven has been historically renowned for paleontology. Mary Anning found an ichthyosaurus in The Spittles, and James Harrison found the first fossil remains of a Scelidosaurus while quarrying Black Ven in 1858. In 2001, the Black Ven and the whole of Lyme Bay became part of the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. Black Ven has the largest mudslides in Europe,[3] and this constantly brings new material (such as fossils) to the base of the cliff and beach. The reason for this is the types of stone found through the cliff. There is porous limestone, which lets the water on rough days flow through it, below which you will find clay, which lets water in, but not out. When the clay becomes saturated, it becomes very slippery and the limestone above can slide off in large chunks. Black Ven for this reason is a famous fossil hunting location, although the mudslides can be surprisingly damaging to the fossils, especially to soft parts such as scales. The Black Ven has a layer called Blue Lias where famous fossilised fish are known to be found. The geological dating of the rocks of the whole of the area (Lyme Bay) is Jurassic. The Black Ven and the Spittles contain rocks from the lower (early) Jurassic. Ammonites, Belemnites, and the occasional Devil's toenail are common finds in this area

The summit of this hill represents the second highest point in Dorset, and from here, you'll have breathtaking panoramic views. At the top, there was an Iron Age hillfort, which was excavated in the mid-20th century.

Otterhead Lakes is a beautiful nature reserve on the site of a former Victorian estate in the Blackdown Hills Area of Natural Beauty. The reserve features two lakes, a river, grasslands and wetlands and is home to a diverse range of wonderful wildlife species including dormice, badgers, and bats, as well as kingfisher, dipper & wagtail.

Lewesdon Hill is the highest point in Dorset

This Iron Age hillfort is the smaller cousin of Lambert’s Castle, a little to the north. With ancient woodland and a fantastic spring bluebell display, Coney’s Castle is a peaceful little summit and one of numerous such hillforts in the area. Check out the earthwork ramparts on the north, south and east sides. The western edge used the natural slope of the hill as a defense. Managed by the National Trust, this hillfort is free to roam around and served by a car park. Its only downside is that there’s a road right through the middle of it.

Pilsdon Pen affords fine views over the rolling Dorset countryside. In clear conditions, you can see Golden Cap, Marshwood Vale, and the ocean to the south, Exmoor and the Quantocks to the west, the Hardy Monument to the east, and the Polesden and Mendip hills to the north. Atop the hill is an Iron Age fort and archaeologists have found flint tools here that date back 10,000 years. The hill is in the care of the National Trust. For more information, visit: https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/pilsdon-pen.