Viewpoints · West Midlands
Lodge Hill
Lodge Hill is a viewpoint in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 20 min–45 min
- Best time of year
- Clear days year-round
- Nearest railway station
- Princes Risborough · 2.7 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
Lodge Hill is a named viewpoint in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 51.6951°, -0.8569°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Lodge Hill SSSI
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: Chilterns
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Lodge Hill is a 31.8-hectare (79-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest north of Bledlow Ridge in Buckinghamshire. The local planning authorities are Wycombe District Council and Buckinghamshire County Council. The site is in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and The Ridgeway long-distance footpath crosses it. There is evidence of prehistoric activity on the site. There are two Late Neolithic or early Bronze Age round barrows, with fragments of Beaker culture pottery. There is also the remains of an Iron Age settlement. The site is chalk grassland and scrub which is notable for its invertebrates, including butterflies. It has a rare snail, Abide secale, and populations of badgers and slowworms.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 51.6951, -0.8569
- District
- Buckinghamshire
- Parish
- Bledlow-cum-Saunderton
- Postcode
- HP14 4BH
- Parliamentary constituency
- Mid Buckinghamshire
- Nearest railway station
- Princes Risborough — 2.7 km
Sources
- osm: n1840679858 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Lodge Hill, Buckinghamshire (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Lodge Hill - geograph.org.uk - 119840.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Lodge Hill?
- Lodge Hill is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode HP14 4BH), in the parish of Bledlow-cum-Saunderton.
- Is Lodge Hill a protected site?
- Yes — Lodge Hill is part of the Lodge Hill SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Chilterns National Landscape (AONB).
- Is Lodge Hill free to visit?
- Yes, Lodge Hill is free to enter.
- How do I get to Lodge Hill?
- The nearest railway station is Princes Risborough, about 2.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HP14 4BH.