Whitehawk Hill

{{Short description|Nature reserve in Brighton, England}}

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| name = Whitehawk Hill

| photo = Whitehawk, Brighton - geograph.org.uk - 52042.jpg

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| type = Local Nature Reserve

| grid_ref_UK = TQ 332 049

| location = Brighton, East Sussex

| area = {{convert| 50.3 |ha|acre|abbr=off}}

| manager = Brighton and Hove City Council

| mapframe-zoom = 14

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Whitehawk Hill is a {{convert| 50.3 |ha|acre|abbr=off|adj=on}} Local Nature Reserve in Brighton, East Sussex. It is owned and managed by Brighton and Hove City Council.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteLNRDetail.aspx?SiteCode=L1009292&SiteName=&countyCode=14&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea=|title=Whitehawk Hill |series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| accessdate= 22 February 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=Ref_CODE%3D%271009292%27 |title=Map of Whitehawk Hill|series= Local Nature Reserves |publisher=Natural England| accessdate= 22 February 2019}}

At the top of the hill is Whitehawk Camp, a Neolithic causewayed enclosure which is a Scheduled Monument.{{NHLE|num=1010929 |desc= Whitehawk Camp Causewayed Enclosure| accessdate=22 February 2019}}

This is species-rich chalk grassland which has views over Brighton and the sea, together with the Isle of Wight on clear days. There are colonies of chalkhill blue butterflies. The 45 metre high Whitehawk Hill transmitting station is at the summit.[http://tx.mb21.co.uk/gallery/brighton-wh.php Brighton (Whitehawk Hill)]

{{commons category|Whitehawk Hill}}