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Bleadon · Wildlife Trust

Hellenge Hill

Our verdict

The warm end of the Mendips — flowers early, butterflies plenty, crowds none. Link it with Purn Hill for a fine short ridge.

South-facing limestone slopes above Bleadon at Mendip's seaward tail, dotted with ant-hills and rare early gentians.