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Bowl barrow on Ivinghoe Hills, 460m south of Ivinghoe Beacon trig pillar: part of the Beacon Hill round barrow cemetery

✦ Ancient woodland0 ha

📷 Peter S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeAncient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.83802, -0.60820

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦79+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Carrion Crow and Woodpigeon
  • 🌳Ancient woodland is at its best in summer here
  • 🐕Dogs welcome — bring water in summer; the site has enough space to find shade on hot days

Best for

7 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Free

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2026

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Carrion Crow, Woodpigeon, Magpie +76 more · last seen 2026; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat

Ancient woodland

Strong match

Free

Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600

Insect spotting

Strong match

Free

Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Hairy Shieldbug, Gorse Shieldbug, Kite-tailed Robberfly +14 more · last seen 2026

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Free

Plants — Cowslip · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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26 signed routes nearby · 20 public paths nearby

Signed route nearbyPublic paths
The RidgewayWalking route140 km▾
Named routeRef RWLength 140 kmNational walking route
The Chiltern WayWalking route275 km▾

A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England

Named routeRef CWLength 275 kmRegional walking route
Grand Union Canal WalkWalking route▾

Napton to Coy Carp section

Named routeRegional walking route
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾

long distance footpath 169 km

Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Stone Age Walk, Dunstable Downs and Whipsnade EstateWalking route4.8 km▾

Take a stroll through history. This walk will take you past Five Knolls; a series of ancient burial mounds which are thought to have been here for over 4,000 years.

Named routeLength 4.8 kmDuration 01:30Round tripLocal walking route
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Cycling

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12 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Ashridge Estate Family Cycle TrailCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 574Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 574National Cycle Network
Route 6Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 6Local cycle route
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Route 5Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 5Local cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.3 km▾
Named routeRef 574Length 1.3 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface asphalt
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Mountain biking

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1 signed route nearby

Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle TrailMountain bike route226 km▾

This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.

Named routeLength 226 kmRegional cycle route

About this historic site

Scheduled Monument

Wildlife to spot

Photos

15 photos from nearby open sources

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View south from a path leading to Ivinghoe Beacon

📷 Peter S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

View south from a path leading to Ivinghoe Beacon

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✦ AncientFree entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome
  • 🌿Ancient woodland — rare wildlife habitat

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

✦Bridgewater MonumentHistoric site3.4 km→✦Two barrows at Bridgewater MonumentHistoric site3.5 km→🐄Whipsnade ZooVisitor farm4.4 km→🌱St Giles's ChurchUrban park4.1 km→🌱Dorian Williams Sports GroundUrban park4.9 km→🌱Ivinghoe GreenUrban park1.6 km→