Chiltern Hills Nature Reserve

The site was recognised as an outstanding example of chalk downland and designated a site of special scientific interest in 1985 recognising the outstanding habitat wildlife and geology.

Chiltern hills nature reserve. The wildlife trust manages a number of nature reserves in the north chilterns chalk living landscape including rare chalk downland sites home to many threatened species. This circular hike is a great walk in buckinghamshire. Children are introduced to the chiltern hills highlighting the number of people living in this landscape. The children locate their school on the map and the wildlife trust bcn nature reserves to show we are all part of this living landscape.

A perfect chiltern walk with stunning views soaring birds dense woodland and a glimpse of the prime ministers country retreat this trail really does have something for everyone. Warden and galley hills nature reserve was luton s first nature reserve and is the perfect place to enjoy a walk. Flowers including pyramidal orchid and swathes of aromatic wild marjoram and thyme. The panoramic views from chinnor hill which crowns the chilterns escarpment are breathtaking.

Explore over 80 nature reserves plan a walk or find our visitor and education centres. Brush hill white leaf nature reserve 10 8 km 201 m 3 25 4 25h. The discussion around the map will be tailored to each key stage. A hidden wildlife gem nestling in the chiltern hills rich in wildlife that will lift your spirits.

Posted in chiltern hills sense of place the chilterns travel and tourism travel blogging visit england tagged a year in the chilterns barton hills national nature reserve barton le clay bedfordshire chalk grassland chalk stream chilterns chilterns aonb chilterns countryside chilterns history chilterns village chilterns walking. And then in 1949 the chiltern hills surrounding barton were classified as an area of outstanding natural beauty under the national parks and access to the countryside act. Conservation grazing the unpredictable weather has made managing our grazing on the chalk sites problematic there seems to be no happy medium between no grass and too much. The bush hill white nature reserve walk in the chiltern hills is a popular walks near london england.

These are followed by autumn and chiltern gentians and glorious. Spring and summer flowers the chalk grassland here contains an amazing variety of flowers in spring and summer including several species of orchid and the nationally scarce chiltern gentian. Nestling within two sheltered valleys deep in the chilterns in east bucks this wonderfully rich bbowt nature reserve is made up of mixed woodlands and chalk grassland.