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Pillow mound on Beacon Hill, 550m south of Ellesborough church

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📷 Peter S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Plan your visit

BirdsWildlifeAncient
Free entryDogs welcome0 ha

Getting here

51.74815, -0.79056

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

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  • 🐦54+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blue Tit and Great Tit
  • ✦Historic character is a year-round quality here — summer brings its own atmosphere to the setting
  • 🐕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 — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +51 more · last seen 2025

Wildlife

Strong match

Free

Birds — Blue Tit, Great Tit, Robin +51 more · last seen 2025; 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 — Meadow Brown, Dark-edged Bee-fly, 7-spot Ladybird +258 more · last seen 2026

Heritage

Strong match

Free

Historic site

Seasonal nature

Moderate match

Free

Plants — Woodruff, Norway Maple, Hawkweed Oxtongue +1 more · last seen 2025

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km
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Walking

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28 signed routes nearby · 12 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
Midshires WayWalking route370 km▾

Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail

Named routeLength 370 kmRegional walking route
Round Aylesbury WalkWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Pulpit Hill Fort and Nature Reserves Circular Walk, Central ChilternsWalking route2.6 km▾

A short walk with panoramic views across the Chiltern Escarpment & Aylesbury Vale, and the chance to explore a hidden Iron Age hillfort, beautiful beech woods & the Grangelands & Rifle Butts Nature Reserve. Includes a steep climb, steps & kissing gates.

Named routeLength 2.6 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Cradle Footpathpublic footpath · 131 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 131 mSurface dirtPath type: path
Cradle Footpathpublic footpath · 139 m▾

Braided path.

Public pathpublic footpathLength 139 mSurface dirtPath type: path
Cradle Footpathpublic footpath · 248 m▾
Public pathpublic footpathLength 248 mSurface grassPath type: path
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Cycling

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23 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby
Route 30Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 30Regional cycle route
Amber WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef AmberLocal cycle route
Jet WayCycling route▾
Named routeRef JetLocal cycle route
NCN National Route 57Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 57National Cycle Network
Chilterns CyclewayCycling route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional cycle route
Main RouteCycling route1.1 km▾
Named routeRef 57Length 1.1 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface 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

Wildlife to spot

Photos

22 photos from nearby open sources

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Beacon Hill from Ellesborough Road

📷 Peter S · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

Beacon Hill from Ellesborough Road

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Free entry🐶 Dogs

Good to know

  • £Free to visit — no entry charge
  • 🐕Dogs welcome

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Nearby places

Useful places within 5 km

🌱The Witchell GroundUrban park3.6 km→🌱King George V Recreational GroundUrban park3.7 km→✦The MountHistoric site4.1 km→🌱Wades ParkUrban park4.1 km→✦CHEQUERSHistoric site400 m→🌱St. Dunstan’s Recreation GroundUrban park3 km→