A cross dyke and bowl barrow on the northern spur of Beacon Hill
1 ha
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🦅Birds🦉Wildlife🦋Insects
Dogs welcome1 ha
Getting here
51.31595, -1.34722
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
- 🐦60+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Pheasant and Woodpigeon
- ✦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
🦅Bird watching
Very strong match
Birds — Pheasant, Woodpigeon, Blackbird +57 more · last seen 2025; Deciduous woodland — woodpeckers, warblers and woodland birds
Free
🦉Wildlife
Very strong match
Mammals — Common Pipistrelle, Soprano Pipistrelle, Brown Long-eared Bat +15 more · last seen 2024; Deciduous woodland priority habitat
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Chalk and limestone grassland — chalkhill blue, adonis blue and rare moths; Insects — Brimstone, Small White, Meadow Brown +60 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Rough-stalked Feather-moss, Springy Turf-moss, Slender Ditrichum +53 more · last seen 2021
Free
Deciduous woodland — fungi, berries and wild garlic
Varies
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km7 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wayfarers WalkWalking route▾
Walbury Hill, Berkshire to Emsworth, Hampshire
Named routeRegional walking route
The Brenda Parker WayWalking route▾
Named routeRegional walking route
Watership Down TrailWalking route▾
Named routeRound tripRegional walking route
Family Amble, NW HantsWalking route3.1 km▾
Named routeLength 3.1 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
Outward Hound, NW HantsWalking route2 km▾
Named routeLength 2 kmDuration 01:00Round tripLocal walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Watership Down Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Watership Down (Cycling Discoveries for Mountain Bikes in and Around North Hampshire)Mountain bike route▾
Named routeRef 1: Watership Down
Whitchurch Off-Road Cycle TrailMountain bike route▾
Named routeHampshire off Road cycle trails
Cycling Discoveries in North HampshireMountain bike route▾
Photos
Northern edge of Beacon Hill hillfort
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Wildlife to spot
3,922 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
3,922 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Raven · Skylark · Pheasant · Robin · Woodpigeon +41
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
🦌Mammals13 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Eurasian Serotine · Natterer's Bat +8
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Garden Chafer · Glow-worm +5
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Neat Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Slender Ditrichum · Springy Turf-moss · Big Shaggy-moss +3
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Slender DitrichumFlexitrichum gracile
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
3,922 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds46 species
winterspringautumn
2025▾
Raven · Skylark · Pheasant · Robin · Woodpigeon +41
- RavenCorvus corax2024
- SkylarkAlauda arvensis
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus2024
- RobinErithacus rubecula2024
- WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2024
- Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2024
- BlackbirdTurdus merula
- GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2024
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus2024
- SwallowHirundo rustica2024
- Great TitParus major2024
- Meadow PipitAnthus pratensis2024
- ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2024
- Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2024
- WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2024
- LinnetLinaria cannabina2023
- JackdawColoeus monedula2024
- GreenfinchChloris chloris2024
- Carrion CrowCorvus corone2024
- Pied WagtailMotacilla alba yarrellii2024
- House MartinDelichon urbicum2024
- DunnockPrunella modularis2024
- MagpiePica pica2024
- ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2024
- Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2023
- BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2023
- YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2023
- Marsh TitPoecile palustris2024
- Coal TitPeriparus ater2024
- Rock DoveColumba livia2024
- NuthatchSitta europaea2024
- Stock DoveColumba oenas2024
- GoldcrestRegulus regulus2024
- WoodcockScolopax rusticola2024
- Grey HeronArdea cinerea2024
- TreecreeperCerthia familiaris2024
- BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2024
- Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2024
- Collared DoveStreptopelia decaocto2023
- Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2023
- Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa2023
- StonechatSaxicola rubicola2022
- RedwingTurdus iliacus2022
- JayGarrulus glandarius2022
- Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2021
- Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2021
🦌Mammals13 species
summerautumn
2024▾
Common Pipistrelle · Soprano Pipistrelle · Brown Long-eared Bat · Eurasian Serotine · Natterer's Bat +8
- Common PipistrellePipistrellus pipistrellus
- Soprano PipistrellePipistrellus pygmaeus
- Brown Long-eared BatPlecotus auritus
- Eurasian SerotineCnephaeus serotinus
- Natterer's BatMyotis nattereri
- Brown HareLepus europaeus
Common Lizard
- Common LizardZootoca vivipara
🐝Insects10 species
springsummer
2025▾
Meadow Grasshopper · Long-winged Cone-head · Roesel's Bush-cricket · Garden Chafer · Glow-worm +5
- Meadow GrasshopperPseudochorthippus parallelus
- Long-winged Cone-headConocephalus fuscus
- Roesel's Bush-cricketRoeseliana roeselii
- Garden ChaferPhyllopertha horticola
- Glow-wormLampyris noctiluca
- Melanostoma scalareMelanostoma scalare
Neat Feather-moss · Rough-stalked Feather-moss · Slender Ditrichum · Springy Turf-moss · Big Shaggy-moss +3
- Neat Feather-mossPseudoscleropodium purum
- Rough-stalked Feather-mossBrachythecium rutabulum
- Slender DitrichumFlexitrichum gracile
- Springy Turf-mossRhytidiadelphus squarrosus
- Big Shaggy-mossHylocomiadelphus triquetrus
- Glittering Wood-mossHylocomium splendens
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Chalk Comb-moss
Chalk Comb-moss
Ctenidium molluscum
Ctenidium molluscum
Yellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescensYellow Feather-mossHomalothecium lutescens