A bowl barrow on Whiteleaf Hill, 90m north of Whiteleaf Cross 0 ha
Plan your visit
🦅 Birds🦉 Wildlife✦ Heritage
Public access Free entry Dogs welcome 0 ha
Getting here
51.72948, -0.81126
Open directionsv ✦ 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.
Bowl barrow scheduled monument
Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
▾ 🐦 43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackcap and Chiffchaff ✦ 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
🐦 43+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Blackcap and Chiffchaff ✦ 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 £ Free to visit — no entry charge🐕 Dogs welcome🦅 Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Marsh Tit +40 more · last seen 2026
Free
Birds — Blackcap, Chiffchaff, Marsh Tit +40 more · last seen 2026; Lowland calcareous grassland priority habitat
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
🦋 Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper, Brimstone +116 more · last seen 2026
Free
🍂 Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Common Pocket-moss, Great Hairy Screw-moss, Creeping Feather-moss +43 more · last seen 2025
Free
Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway; Named hiking route nearby: The Ridgeway
Free
Trails nearby Within roughly 5 km 27 signed routes nearby · 15 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 24 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Route 30 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 30 Regional cycle route
Show on map Amber Way Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref Amber Local cycle route
Show on map NCN National Route 57 Cycling route ▾
Named route Ref 57 National Cycle Network
Show on map Chilterns Cycleway Cycling route ▾
Named route Round trip Regional cycle route
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 1.1 km ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 1.1 km National Cycle Network On-road Surface asphalt
Show on map Main Route Cycling route 804 m ▾
Named route Ref 57 Length 804 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 18 public paths nearby
Public paths
Upper Icknield Way byway open to all traffic · 816 m ▾
Public path byway open to all traffic Length 816 m Surface gravel Path type: track
Show on map Photos The cross on Whiteleaf Hill
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Wildlife to spot
43,567 records · National Biodiversity Network
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Wildlife to spot 43,567 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackcap · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Chiffchaff +32
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Stoat · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Muntjac
Stoat Mustela erminea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 7-spot Ladybird · Glow-worm · Migrant Hawker · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly +52
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodruff · Ivy · Goldilocks Buttercup
Woodruff Galium odoratum Ivy Hedera helix Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot 43,567 records · National Biodiversity Network Blackcap · Carrion Crow · Woodpigeon · Blackbird · Chiffchaff +32
Blackcap Sylvia atricapilla Carrion Crow Corvus corone2025 Woodpigeon Columba palumbus2025 Blackbird Turdus merula2025 Chiffchaff Phylloscopus collybita2025 Wren Troglodytes troglodytes2025 Whitethroat Curruca communis2025 Redstart Phoenicurus phoenicurus2025 Nuthatch Sitta europaea2025 Song Thrush Turdus philomelos2025 Green Woodpecker Picus viridis2025 Crossbill Loxia curvirostra2025 Robin Erithacus rubecula2025 Blue Tit Cyanistes caeruleus2025 Great Spotted Woodpecker Dendrocopos major Marsh Tit Poecile palustris2025 Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula2025 Jay Garrulus glandarius2025 Magpie Pica pica2025 Garden Warbler Sylvia borin2025 Stock Dove Columba oenas2025 Waxwing Bombycilla garrulus Chaffinch Fringilla coelebs2025 Mistle Thrush Turdus viscivorus2025 Meadow Pipit Anthus pratensis2025 Lesser Redpoll Acanthis flammea cabaret2025 Kestrel Falco tinnunculus2025 Skylark Alauda arvensis2025 Siskin Spinus spinus2025 Spotted Flycatcher Muscicapa striata2025 Willow Warbler Phylloscopus trochilus2025 Lesser Whitethroat Curruca curruca2025 Dunnock Prunella modularis2025 Goldfinch Carduelis carduelis2025 Great Tit Parus major2025 Long-tailed Tit Aegithalos caudatus2025 Periparus ater britannicus Periparus ater britannicus2025 Stoat · Roe Deer · Rabbit · Muntjac
Stoat Mustela erminea Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus Rabbit Oryctolagus cuniculus Muntjac Muntiacus reevesi Slow-worm
🐸 Amphibians 1 species
winter
2026 ▾
Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt Triturus cristatus 7-spot Ladybird · Glow-worm · Migrant Hawker · Common Red Soldier Beetle · Marmalade Hoverfly +52
7-spot Ladybird Coccinella septempunctata Glow-worm Lampyris noctiluca2025 Migrant Hawker Aeshna mixta2025 Common Red Soldier Beetle Rhagonycha fulva2025 Marmalade Hoverfly Episyrphus balteatus2025 Common Darter Sympetrum striolatum 🌿 Plants 3 species
spring summer autumn
2025 ▾
Woodruff · Ivy · Goldilocks Buttercup
Woodruff Galium odoratum Ivy Hedera helix Goldilocks Buttercup Ranunculus auricomus Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
2025
2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Eristalis pertinax Eristalis pertinax2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Batman Hoverfly Myathropa florea2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Western Honey Bee Apis mellifera2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Dark-edged Bee-fly Bombylius major2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Lesser Stag Beetle Dorcus parallelipipedus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Dock Bug Coreus marginatus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Helophilus pendulus Helophilus pendulus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Syrphus Syrphus2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Scaeva pyrastri Scaeva pyrastri2025
Downland Robberfly Machimus rusticus2025
Downland Robberfly Machimus rusticus2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Turnip Tigress Athalia rosae2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis2025
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Juniper Shieldbug Cyphostethus tristriatus
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Corizus hyoscyami Corizus hyoscyami
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Spotted-winged Drosophila Drosophila suzukii
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Eyed Ladybird Anatis ocellata
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis2025
Carabus nemoralis Carabus nemoralis2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Eristalis arbustorum Eristalis arbustorum2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Southern Hawker Aeshna cyanea2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Sphaerophoria Sphaerophoria2025
Least Furrow Bee Lasioglossum minutissimum2025
Least Furrow Bee Lasioglossum minutissimum2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Volucella inanis Volucella inanis2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Cheilosia Cheilosia2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Eupeodes Eupeodes2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Ferdinandea cuprea Ferdinandea cuprea2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Adonis' Ladybird Hippodamia variegata2025
Brown Heath Robberfly Machimus cingulatus2025
Brown Heath Robberfly Machimus cingulatus2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Chrysotoxum bicinctum Chrysotoxum bicinctum2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Swollen-thighed Beetle Oedemera nobilis2025
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis2025
Small Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha goettingensis2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum Plagiognathus (Plagiognathus) arbustorum2025
Downland Villa Villa cingulata2025
Downland Villa Villa cingulata2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
Kite-tailed Robberfly Machimus atricapillus2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
14-spot Ladybird Propylea quattuordecimpunctata2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Banded General Stratiomys potamida2025
Galeruca tanaceti Galeruca tanaceti2025
Galeruca tanaceti Galeruca tanaceti2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Red-legged Shieldbug Pentatoma rufipes2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Sicus ferrugineus Sicus ferrugineus2025
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2025
Physocephala rufipes Physocephala rufipes2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Emperor Dragonfly Anax imperator2025
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2025
Graphomya maculata Graphomya maculata2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Field Grasshopper Chorthippus brunneus2025
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025
Fig Gall Tetraneura (Tetraneura) ulmi2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Broad-bodied Chaser Libellula depressa2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Large Red Damselfly Pyrrhosoma nymphula2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Sphaerophoria scripta Sphaerophoria scripta2025
Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida2025
Grey-patched Mining Bee Andrena nitida2025
Shaggy Furrow Bee Lasioglossum villosulum2025
Shaggy Furrow Bee Lasioglossum villosulum2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Bloody-nosed Beetle Timarcha tenebricosa2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025
Eupeodes latifasciatus Eupeodes latifasciatus2025 