Brush Hill Local Nature Reserve & Local Wildlife Site
The site is just over 30 acres of chalk grassland and woodland which achieved its designation as a Local Nature Reserve (LNR) in 1997 due to its recreational and study opportunities for the local community. There is a designated Conservation Area, which we ask visitors to remain outside. It is managed for its succession of scrub growth and glade areas and is particularly valuable for bird life and invertebrates due to the lack of disturbance.
Wildlife Highlights: The woodland contains an array of flora can be found in spring including Wood Anemone, Bluebells, Wood Sorrel. Look closely and you may even be able to find White Helleborines. Later in the summer look out for Violet Helleborines in the shaded woodland areas.
In the woods look out for Nuthatches and Tree Creepers, but out on the chalk grassland look up and catch a site of Red Kites, Buzzards and if you are lucky you may even see a Raven - these huge members of the Crow family have been frequenting the area for some years.
Look down to discover some of the myriad of wildflowers and butterflies including the Bee Orchid (flower) and Common Blue (butterfly).
Location and access: Brush Hill can be accessed from the adjacent Whiteleaf Cross public car park and neighbouring Whiteleaf Hill (owned and managed by Buckinghamshire County Council), at the top of Peters Lane, Princes Risborough. Brush Hill is an Open Access site which means visitors are free to explore the site (except the conservation area) and there is a network of public footpaths, permissive paths and The Ridgeway National Trail.
These maps are intended as a guideline only; you must check the exact location of the reserve yourself. Wildlife Extra assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or usefulness of the information on this website.
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