Buckinghamshire Grim's Ditch: 580m long section between Lily Bottom Lane and Redland End 1 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🌳 Ancient🦉 Wildlife
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 1 ha
Getting here
51.70852, -0.79675
Open directionsv Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird ✦ 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 🌤️ Visiting this summer
🐦 65+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Woodpigeon and Blackbird ✦ 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 12 activities 🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Free Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
🌳 Ancient woodland
Strong match
Free Ancient woodland — continuous woodland since before 1600
Birds — Woodpigeon, Blackbird, Carrion Crow +62 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Historic site with public access
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Free Plants — Western Red-cedar, Field Gromwell, Ivy +23 more · last seen 2025; Ancient woodland — bluebells, fungi and autumn colour
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Free Insects — Meadow Brown, Brimstone, Small Heath +67 more · last seen 2025
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 29 signed routes nearby · 10 public paths nearby
Signed route nearby Public paths
The Ridgeway Walking route 140 km ▾ Named route Ref RW Length 140 km National walking route
Show on map The Chiltern Way Walking route 275 km ▾ A waymarked long-distance footpath in southern England
Named route Ref CW Length 275 km Regional walking route
Show on map Midshires Way Walking route 370 km ▾ Multi-use trail links the Ridgeway National Trail with the Trans Pennine Trail
Named route Length 370 km Regional walking route
Show on map Bradenham Beech Woods Walk, Bradenham Walking route 7 km ▾ From Bradenham village into the Bradenham estate & classic Chiltern landscape that blends hills topped with beech woods & rolling valleys. Glimpse at ancient earthworks, war bunkers & ballrooms. Soft paths get seasonally muddy. Gates & steep short climbs.
Named route Length 7 km Duration 02:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map Bradenham: Chiltern Hills, Valleys and Woodlands Walk, Bradenham Walking route 12.8 km ▾ Chalk meadows, beech woods & farmland with views across the Chilterns, Bradenham, Smalldean, Loosley Row & Lacey Green. Descend gently to North Dean & return to Bradenham via Naphill Common. Rough tracks, moderate climbs, stiles, gates & uneven terrain.
Named route Length 12.8 km Duration 03:30-04:00 Round trip Local walking route
Show on map 28 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Hampden Route Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref Hampden Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map Hampden Route Cycling route ▾ Named route Ref Hampden Local cycle route
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾ Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 234 m ▾ Named route Ref 57 Length 234 m National Cycle Network Traffic-free Surface bareearth
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 300 m ▾ Named route Ref 57 Length 300 m National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map 2 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way Cycle Trail Mountain bike route 226 km ▾ This is the off-road or mountain cycling route of the Icknield Way Trail.
Named route Length 226 km Regional cycle route
Show on map Bledlow Circular Ride Mountain bike route 14 km ▾ A 10 mile circular ride through Chiltern countryside with fine open views. Mainly on bridleways, byways and quiet lanes. Waymarked. Pub on route.
Named route Length 14 km Round trip
Show on map 4 public paths nearby
Public paths
Lily Bottom Lane bridleway · 1.1 km ▾ Public path bridleway Length 1.1 km Path type: track
Show on map Grim's Ditch bridleway · 426 m ▾ Public path bridleway Length 426 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Grim's Ditch bridleway · 63 m ▾ Public path bridleway Length 63 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map Grim's Ditch bridleway · 118 m ▾ Public path bridleway Length 118 m Path type: bridleway
Show on map ✦ Scheduled Ancient Monument — Nationally protected archaeological site on the National Heritage List for England (NHLE). Scheduled monuments represent the best surviving examples of England's irreplaceable archaeological heritage.
Photos
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▾ Lane to Lily Bottom, near Hampden
‹ › Photos Lane to Lily Bottom, near Hampden
‹ › ✓ Public access Free entry 🐶 Dogs
Good to know £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome
Weather for this location Next 14 days Nearby places Useful places within 5 km
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Small White Pieris rapae2024
Small White Pieris rapae2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Gatekeeper Pyronia tithonus2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Marbled White Melanargia galathea2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Red Admiral Vanessa atalanta2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Common Blue Polyommatus icarus2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Peacock Aglais io2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Large White Pieris brassicae2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Orange-tip Anthocharis cardamines2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Green-veined White Pieris napi2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Holly Blue Celastrina argiolus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Large Skipper Ochlodes sylvanus2024
Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages2024
Dingy Skipper Erynnis tages2024
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Azure Damselfly Coenagrion puella
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Volucella pellucens Volucella pellucens
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
Comma Polygonia c-album2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
24-spot Ladybird Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Chalk Hill Blue Polyommatus coridon2024
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi2024
Green Hairstreak Callophrys rubi2024
Carabus auronitens Carabus auronitens
Carabus auronitens Carabus auronitens
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
10-spot Ladybird Adalia decempunctata
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Rosemary Beetle Chrysolina americana
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Chrysotoxum festivum Chrysotoxum festivum
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syritta pipiens Syritta pipiens
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus ribesii Syrphus ribesii
Syrphus Syrphus
Syrphus Syrphus
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Epistrophe grossulariae Epistrophe grossulariae
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Beautiful Demoiselle Calopteryx virgo
Antherophagus pallens Antherophagus pallens
Antherophagus pallens Antherophagus pallens
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Cantharis rustica Cantharis rustica
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media
Dolichovespula media Dolichovespula media
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Painted Lady Vanessa cardui2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Anoplotrupes stercorosus Anoplotrupes stercorosus2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Brown Argus Aricia agestis2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2024
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2024
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2024
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024
Meadow Plant Bug Leptopterna dolabrata2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2024
Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris2024
Hill Cuckoo Bee Bombus rupestris2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2024
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2024
Melanostoma mellinum Melanostoma mellinum2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Buff-tailed Bumblebee Bombus terrestris2024
Bugle Tigress Athalia cordata2024
Bugle Tigress Athalia cordata2024
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2024
Leucozona lucorum Leucozona lucorum2024
Hylemya vagans Hylemya vagans2024
Hylemya vagans Hylemya vagans2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Orange Ladybird Halyzia sedecimguttata2024
Broad-banded Nomad Bee Nomada signata2024
Broad-banded Nomad Bee Nomada signata2024
Beech Leaf Miner Orchestes fagi2024
Beech Leaf Miner Orchestes fagi2024
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2024
St Marks Fly Bibio marci2024
Tricyphona immaculata Tricyphona immaculata2024
Tricyphona immaculata Tricyphona immaculata2024
Coppice Mining Bee Andrena helvola2024
Coppice Mining Bee Andrena helvola2024
Empis trigramma Empis trigramma2024
Empis trigramma Empis trigramma2024
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Cream-spot Ladybird Calvia quattuordecimguttata2024
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata2024
Murky-legged Black Legionnaire Beris chalybata2024
Polydrusus pterygomalis Polydrusus pterygomalis2024
Polydrusus pterygomalis Polydrusus pterygomalis2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2024
Meiosimyza platycephala Meiosimyza platycephala2024
Meiosimyza platycephala Meiosimyza platycephala2024
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2024
Xylota sylvarum Xylota sylvarum2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata2024 Creeping Feather-moss
Creeping Feather-moss
Amblystegium serpens
Amblystegium serpens
Lesser Yoke-moss Zygodon conoideus
Lesser Yoke-moss Zygodon conoideus
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Striated Feather-moss Eurhynchium striatum
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Common Pocket-moss Fissidens taxifolius
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Even Scalewort Radula complanata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Dilated Scalewort Frullania dilatata
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Great Hairy Screw-moss Syntrichia ruralis
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Common Smoothcap Atrichum undulatum
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Common Feather-moss Kindbergia praelonga
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Rough-stalked Feather-moss Brachythecium rutabulum
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Springy Turf-moss Rhytidiadelphus squarrosus
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Cypress-leaved Plait-moss Hypnum cupressiforme
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Pointed Spear-moss Calliergonella cuspidata
Top Notchwort Mesoptychia turbinata
Top Notchwort Mesoptychia turbinata
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Lateral Cryphaea Cryphaea heteromalla
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Wood Bristle-moss Lewinskya affinis
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Forked Veilwort Metzgeria furcata
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum
Chalk Comb-moss Ctenidium molluscum
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Intermediate Screw-moss Syntrichia montana
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum
Bank Haircap Polytrichum formosum Events & activities nearby Switch provider to compare local events, tours and bookable activities.
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