Bowl barrow known as Hill of Health, Brockley Corner
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Plan your visit
🦅Birds✦Heritage🦉Wildlife
Public accessFree entryDogs welcome0 ha
Getting here
52.30927, 0.69252
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Visiting this summer
Seasonal nature notes and what to look for now
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
- ✦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
- 🐦82+ species recorded in this area — summer evenings are best for activity; watch for Shoveler and Pochard
- ✦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 — Shoveler, Pochard, Yellow-legged Gull +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
Historic site with public access
Free
Birds — Shoveler, Pochard, Yellow-legged Gull +79 more · last seen 2025
Free
🦋Insect spotting
Strong match
Insects — Large White, Meadow Brown, Common Blue Damselfly +50 more · last seen 2025
Free
🍂Seasonal nature
Strong match
Plants — Bulbous Buttercup, Common Nettle, Bird's-Foot-Trefoil +46 more · last seen 2025
Free
Dogs allowed with public access
Free
Trails nearby
Within roughly 5 km16 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Icknield Way PathWalking route169 km▾
long distance footpath 169 km
Named routeLength 169 kmRegional walking route
Nature TrailWalking route1.5 km▾
Named routeLength 1.5 kmLocal walking route
Beowulf & Grendel TrailWalking route▾
Named routeLocal walking route
Lake TrailWalking route3.5 km▾
Named routeLength 3.5 kmLocal walking route
Lark Valley PathWalking route▾
Named routeListed length 24 kmLocal walking route
4 signed routes nearby
Signed route nearby
Wolf WayCycling route400 km▾
Named routeRef Wolf WayLength 400 kmRound tripLocal cycle route
Route 13Cycling route▾
Named routeRef 13National Cycle Network
Main RouteCycling route576 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 576 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
Main RouteCycling route379 m▾
Named routeRef 13Length 379 mNational Cycle NetworkOn-roadSurface asphalt
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
3 public paths nearby
Public paths
No named routes yet. Public paths are shown on the map.
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Road Junction near Brockley Corner
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Wildlife to spot
29,814 records · National Biodiversity Network
Wildlife to spot
29,814 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds13 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Yellow-legged Gull · Wigeon · Mediterranean Gull +8
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- PintailAnas acuta
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
Mole
Slow-worm
Common Blue Damselfly · Meadow Brown · Large White · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle +23
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Dewberry · Soapwort · Musk Thistle · Viper's-bugloss
- DewberryRubus caesius
- SoapwortSaponaria officinalis
- Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2024
- Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Wildlife to spot
29,814 records · National Biodiversity Network🐦Birds13 species
winterspringsummerautumn
2025▾
Shoveler · Pochard · Yellow-legged Gull · Wigeon · Mediterranean Gull +8
- ShovelerSpatula clypeata
- PochardAythya ferina
- Yellow-legged GullLarus michahellis
- WigeonMareca penelope
- Mediterranean GullIchthyaetus melanocephalus
- MerlinFalco columbarius
- Short-eared OwlAsio flammeus
- PintailAnas acuta
- Tawny OwlStrix aluco
- KestrelFalco tinnunculus
- PheasantPhasianus colchicus
- Water RailRallus aquaticus2024
- HawfinchCoccothraustes coccothraustes2024
Mole
Slow-worm
Common Blue Damselfly · Meadow Brown · Large White · Small Red-eyed Damselfly · Banded Demoiselle +23
- Common Blue DamselflyEnallagma cyathigerum
- Meadow BrownManiola jurtina2024
- Large WhitePieris brassicae2024
- Small Red-eyed DamselflyErythromma viridulum
- Banded DemoiselleCalopteryx splendens
- Emperor DragonflyAnax imperator
Dewberry · Soapwort · Musk Thistle · Viper's-bugloss
- DewberryRubus caesius
- SoapwortSaponaria officinalis
- Musk ThistleCarduus nutans2024
- Viper's-buglossEchium vulgare2024
Species observations from the last 10 years via NBN Atlas
Large Red Damselfly
Large Red Damselfly
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Pyrrhosoma nymphula
Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Red AdmiralVanessa atalanta2024Migrant HawkerAeshna mixtaMigrant HawkerAeshna mixtaBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumBlack-tailed SkimmerOrthetrum cancellatumWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisWillow Emerald DamselflyChalcolestes viridisFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataFour-spotted ChaserLibellula quadrimaculataAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaAzure DamselflyCoenagrion puellaRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasRed-eyed DamselflyErythromma najasCommon DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Common DarterSympetrum striolatum2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024Small WhitePieris rapae2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024GatekeeperPyronia tithonus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Common BluePolyommatus icarus2024Southern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinisSouthern Migrant HawkerAeshna affinisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBrown HawkerAeshna grandisBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaBroad-bodied ChaserLibellula depressaRingletAphantopus hyperantus2024RingletAphantopus hyperantus2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024CommaPolygonia c-album2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Green-veined WhitePieris napi2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024Painted LadyVanessa cardui2024PeacockAglais io2024PeacockAglais io2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Small CopperLycaena phlaeas2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024Blue-tailed DamselflyIschnura elegans2024