Brush Hill Local Nature Reserve

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]

For other uses, see Brush Hill (disambiguation).

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]

References
  1. "Brush Hill". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 8 June 2015. Archived from the original on 3 October 2015. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  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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