Brush Hill Local Nature Reserve

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Brush Hill is a 14.7 hectares (36 acres) Local Nature Reserve east of Princes Risborough in Buckinghamshire. [1] [2] It has been managed since 2013 by the Chiltern Society, [3] and it is part of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. [4]

Habitats on the site are chalk grassland, woodland and scrub. Flora include wood anemone and wood sorrel, and there are birds such as nuthatches and treecreepers. [1] At the top of the hill there is ancient woodland with oak, Scots pine and larch. The grassland is grazed by sheep between October and March. [5]

There is access from Peters Lane, which divides Brush Hill from Whiteleaf Hill Local Nature Reserve. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Brush Hill". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 8 June 2015. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Map of Brush Hill". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "About Brush Hill". Chiltern Society. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Brush Hill Wildlife Walks". Chilterns Conservation Board. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  5. ↑ "Brush Hill Wildlife". Chiltern Society. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2015.

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