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Anglo-Saxon cemetery on Hemley Hill

2 ha

📷 Bob Walters · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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Visiting this summer

Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue 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

🌤️ Visiting this summer

🐦76+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Robin and Blue 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

Good to know

£Free to visit — no entry charge
🐕Dogs welcome

Parking

Best for

6 activities

Bird watching

Very strong match

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Wildlife

Strong match

Birds — Robin, Blue Tit, Woodpigeon +73 more · last seen 2026

Free

Insect spotting

Strong match

Insects — 24-spot Ladybird, Green Shieldbug, Hawthorn Shieldbug +113 more · last seen 2026

Free

Heritage

Strong match

Historic site

Free

Seasonal nature

Good match

Plants — Basil Thyme, Sharp-leaved Fluellen, Scarlet Pimpernel +3 more · last seen 2025

Free

Historic gardens

Moderate match

Historic site

Varies

Trails nearby

Within roughly 5 km

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Walking

27 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Bradenham Beech Woods Walk, BradenhamWalking route7 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 routeLength 7 kmDuration 02:00Round tripLocal walking route

Bradenham: Chiltern Hills, Valleys and Woodlands Walk, BradenhamWalking route12.8 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 routeLength 12.8 kmDuration 03:30-04:00Round tripLocal walking route

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Cycling

22 signed routes nearby

Signed route nearby

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

Main RouteCycling route6.6 km

Named routeRef 57Length 6.6 kmNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

Main RouteCycling route1.4 km

Named routeRef 57Length 1.4 kmNational Cycle NetworkTraffic-freeSurface unsealedfirm

Main RouteCycling route81 m

Named routeRef 57Length 81 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt

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Mountain biking

2 signed routes 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

Bledlow Circular RideMountain bike route14 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 routeLength 14 kmRound trip

Wildlife to spot

26,142 records · National Biodiversity Network

Wildlife to spot

26,142 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

summer

2026

Whitethroat · Robin · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +50

WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
MagpiePica pica2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025

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Insects83 species

summer

2026

Hawthorn Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Cheilosia illustrata +78

Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Glow-worm

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Plants5 species

summer

2025

Basil Thyme · Common Centaury · Common Fumitory · Sharp-leaved Fluellen · Scarlet Pimpernel

Basil ThymeClinopodium acinos
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis
Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

26,142 records · National Biodiversity Network

🐦

Birds55 species

summer

2026

Whitethroat · Robin · Dunnock · Woodpigeon · Great Tit +50

WhitethroatCurruca communis2025
RobinErithacus rubecula2025
DunnockPrunella modularis2025
WoodpigeonColumba palumbus2025
Great TitParus major2025
ChiffchaffPhylloscopus collybita2025
JackdawColoeus monedula2025
Stock DoveColumba oenas2025
SwallowHirundo rustica2025
RookCorvus frugilegus2025
BlackcapSylvia atricapilla2025
YellowhammerEmberiza citrinella2025
Carrion CrowCorvus corone2025
BlackbirdTurdus merula2025
KestrelFalco tinnunculus2025
Song ThrushTurdus philomelos2025
Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus2025
WrenTroglodytes troglodytes2025
LinnetLinaria cannabina2025
MagpiePica pica2025
SkylarkAlauda arvensis2025
PheasantPhasianus colchicus2025
Green WoodpeckerPicus viridis2025
RavenCorvus corax2025
JayGarrulus glandarius2025
Lesser Black-backed GullLarus fuscus2025
Garden WarblerSylvia borin2025
Red-legged PartridgeAlectoris rufa
Tawny OwlStrix aluco2025
Sand MartinRiparia riparia2025
ChaffinchFringilla coelebs2025
Rock DoveColumba livia2025
Barn OwlTyto alba2025
WhinchatSaxicola rubetra2025
StonechatSaxicola rubicola2025
Tree PipitAnthus trivialis2025
WheatearOenanthe oenanthe2025
Great Spotted WoodpeckerDendrocopos major2025
GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis2025
Yellow WagtailMotacilla flava2025
NuthatchSitta europaea2025
Spotted FlycatcherMuscicapa striata2025
GoldcrestRegulus regulus2025
Black-headed GullChroicocephalus ridibundus2025
RedstartPhoenicurus phoenicurus2025
Mistle ThrushTurdus viscivorus2025
Willow WarblerPhylloscopus trochilus2025
BullfinchPyrrhula pyrrhula2025
Long-tailed TitAegithalos caudatus2025
Lesser WhitethroatCurruca curruca2025
Coal TitPeriparus ater2025
House SparrowPasser domesticus2025
Reed BuntingEmberiza schoeniclus2025
MallardAnas platyrhynchos2025
Herring GullLarus argentatus2025

🐝

Insects83 species

summer

2026

Hawthorn Shieldbug · Marmalade Hoverfly · Green Shieldbug · Speckled Bush-cricket · Cheilosia illustrata +78

Hawthorn ShieldbugAcanthosoma haemorrhoidale2025
Marmalade HoverflyEpisyrphus balteatus2025
Green ShieldbugPalomena prasina2025
Speckled Bush-cricketLeptophyes punctatissima2025
Cheilosia illustrataCheilosia illustrata2025
Glow-worm

🌿

Plants5 species

summer

2025

Basil Thyme · Common Centaury · Common Fumitory · Sharp-leaved Fluellen · Scarlet Pimpernel

Basil ThymeClinopodium acinos
Common CentauryCentaurium erythraea
Common FumitoryFumaria officinalis
Sharp-leaved FluellenKickxia elatine
Scarlet PimpernelLysimachia arvensis

Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas

Wildlife to spot

Photos

📷 Bob Walters · Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0

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