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Where to See Red Kites in the Chilterns AREA of OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY For further information on the 8 best locations 1 RED l Watlington Hill (Oxfordshire) KITES The Red Kite - Tel: 01494 528 051 (National Trust) i Web: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/regions/thameschilterns in the l2 Cowleaze Wood (Oxfordshire) Where to Chilterns i Tel: 01296 625 825 (Forest Enterprise) Red kites are magnificent birds of prey with a distinctive l3 Stokenchurch (Buckinghamshire) forked tail, russet plumage and a five to six foot wing span. i Tel: 01494 485 129 (Parish Council Office limited hours) see Red Kites l4 Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve (Oxfordshire) i Tel: 01844 351 833 (English Nature Reserve Office) in the Chilterns l5 Chinnor (Oxfordshire) 60 - 65cm Russet body, grey / white head, red wings i Tel: 01844 351 443 (Mike Turton Chinnor Hill Nature Reserve) with white patches on underside, tail Tel: 01844 353 267 (Parish Council Clerk mornings only) reddish above and grey / white below, 6 West Wycombe Hill (Buckinghamshire) tipped with black and deeply forked. l i Tel: 01494 528 051 (National Trust) Seen flying over open country, above Web: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/regions/thameschilterns woods and over towns and villages. 7 The Bradenham Estate (Buckinghamshire) m l c Tel: 01494 528 051 (National Trust) 5 9 Nests in tall trees within woods, i 1 Web: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/regions/thameschilterns - sometimes on top of squirrel’s dreys or 5 8 The Warburg Reserve (Oxfordshire) 7 using old crow's nests. l 1 i Tel: 01491 642001 (BBOWT Reserve Office) Scavenges mainly on dead animals Email:[email protected] (carrion), but also takes insects, Web: www.wildlifetrust.org.uk/berksbucksoxon earthworms, young birds, such as crows, weight 0.7 - 1 kg and small mammals. RED Red Kites in the Chilterns is a project of the Chiltern KITES Conservation Board. The project aims to raise in the awareness of red kites and the wildlife and landscape of Once common across Great Britain, red kites suffered Chilterns the Chilterns AONB. th th severe persecution between the 16 and 19 centuries. The Chilterns Conservation Board aims to increase People mistakenly thought that they were a threat to awareness and understanding of the Chilterns, game birds and livestock. By the and to foster social and economic well being of end of the 19th century, just a local communities. web site: www.chilternsaonb.org handful of these birds This leaflet has been produced in partnership with English Nature. remained in Wales. English Nature is the Government agency that champions the conservation of wildlife and geology throughout England. Between 1989 and 1994 the The Red Kites in the Chilterns project produces information sheets on RSPB and English Nature led es ag B Im different aspects of red kites and the Chilterns. A programme of walks, a programme to re-introduce red RSP talks and events is also available. kites to the Chilterns. There are now over 130 breeding pairs and kites are once again a common and much- For more information on Red Kites in the Chilterns, please contact: Cathy Rose, Red Kites in the Chilterns Officer, loved feature of the area. Chilterns AONB Office, 8 Summerleys Road, Princes Risborough, Bucks, HP27 9DT. tel: 01844 271 306 fax: 01844 271 301 e-mail: [email protected] Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Where to see Red Kites in the Chilterns AREA OF OUTSTANDING NATURAL BEAUTY This leaflet highlights some of the best locations to see red kites, gives a brief description of the landscape and The Chiltern Hills were declared an Area of Outstanding The area is characterised by a ridge of chalk running describes some of the plants and animals Natural Beauty (AONB) in 1965 in recognition of their from south west to north east with wooded hills, you are likely to see. beautiful landscapes and rich wildlife. The AONB ancient hedgerows, farmland and medieval villages. covers 833 square kilometres and stretches from The Chilterns are famous for their beech woodlands Open the leaflet for details of the locations. Goring-on-Thames in Oxfordshire across and nationally rare chalk downland and chalk streams. Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire to Hitchin in Many of the sites are easy to reach by public transport. Hertfordshire. Call the National Public Transport Information Service (daily 7am - 8pm) on 0870 608 2 608 for more information. Some of the car parks listed Chalk downland is the result of many years of Woodland covers over are quite remote. Be careful grazing by livestock, such as sheep on the chalk one fifth of the not to leave valuables on hills. The grassland supports a wide diversity of Chilterns AONB and is show in your car. plants and animals. Rare flowers such as the bee important for red kites orchid and the Chilterns gentian can be found which nest high in the Please be considerate in the as well as the chalkhill blue and marbled tree tops. Many of the RSP s countryside keep to footpaths, B Image white butterflies. Chalk downland is home woods are ancient especially through crops, and leave farm gates as you find to large populations of rabbits, which (pre 1600AD)but them. Please keep dogs on leads or under close control. Be form a major part of the red kite's diet. In the well-known aware that footpaths may be muddy particularly during the Bluebell wood - Steve Rodrick beech woods were winter. places scrub has invaded the grassland M is planted more recently in the eighteenth century to and this habitat is important for wildlife too. ar rr ble Mo d W hn Many birds and insects find food and shelter hite butterfly - Jo provide timber for furniture makers. Nowadays they are among the bushes. mainly managed for nature conservation and recreation. Visitors with mobility difficulties may wish to enjoy the red You can visit kites and the Chilterns, however, most of the sites examples of chalk A large number of birds and animals such as mentioned in this leaflet do not offer level grassland and scrub woodpeckers, finches, badgers and roe deer live in the access. If you have a mobility difficulty, you are at Watlington Hill, woods. Wildflowers like foxgloves and bluebells grow advised to visit the villages of Chinnor or Aston Rowant, beneath the trees and butterflies can be seen in Stokenchurch in order to see and hear red kites. woodland clearings. All the sites listed in this leaflet For further information on the accessibility of sites, Chinnor Hill and please contact Cathy Rose (details overleaf). West Wycombe Hill. contain woodland or are close to it. Chalk downland - Steve Rodrick Where to see Red Kites in the Chilterns l1 Watlington Hill (Oxfordshire) l2 Cowleaze Wood (Oxfordshire) l3 Stokenchurch (Buckinghamshire) Watlington Hill forms part of the Chilterns escarpment and is The mixed woodland of Cowleaze Wood covers 29 hectares and is The large village of composed of a mosaic of chalk mainly managed for recreation by Forest Enterprise. Stokenchurch is handily grassland, scrub and scrub- Footpaths lead through the woods, where you will find, hidden situated for easy access to woodland habitats. The amongst the trees, a collection of sculptures by a variety of artists. open spaces including National Trust ownership commons, playing fields covers an area of 44.5 Location: Approx 3 miles west of and public footpaths. Red hectares and with a Stokenchurch, south of the M40 kites are regularly seen height of 230m, the hill flying over the village. gives commanding M40 A40 Grid reference: views over much of Stokenchurch SU 726 957 Jo s Location: ½ mile east of Oxfordshire. hn Morri Junction 5 l3 junction 5 of the M40 and 7 miles west Access: Open of High Wycombe on the A40 Location: 1 mile south east of A40 John Morris Watlington, east of the B480 2 to High l Wycombe Grid reference: Village centre SU 760963 to Chinnor Getting there: Cowleaze Wood B4009 B480 Car: from the A40, just Grid reference: Icknield Way Access: Open spaces / footpaths. A guide to the Watlington west of Stokenchurch, M40 SU 702935 B482 follow the signs for Christmas Common and the Chilterns footpaths of Stokenchurch is available from the Parish Sculpture Trail. Park in the Forestry Commission car park (grid Office or library B4009 Access: Open (with the reference SU 726957) exception of a small private area l1 Getting there: near the car park) Train: nearest station is High Wycombe Christmas Common Bus: frequent buses between High Wycombe and Oxford Getting there: B480 (including Sundays) stop outside the Kings Arms Hotel Bus: buses run through Watlington village. Car: village car park at Kings Arms Hotel (grid reference SU Car: small car park (grid reference SU 709936) 760963), or Longburrow Park (grid reference SU 761965) Studley Green Community Centre car park (grid reference SU 783954) l4 Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve (Oxfordshire) l5 Chinnor (Oxfordshire) The village of Chinnor lies at the foot of the Chilterns escarpment. The Aston Rowant National Nature Reserve was established in 1958 There has been permanent occupation since the fourth century BC, and lies on the north-western scarp of the Chilterns, overlooking the and there is evidence of Roman and Anglo-Saxon settlement. M1 Vale of Oxford. The reserve is bisected by the M40 motorway, which Forestry Commission passes through a deep cutting, excavated in the 1970's. Location: 5 miles north-east of M40 B4 0 0 9 Location: Approx 2 miles west of A40 Dunstable M40 junction 6 on Stokenchurch, south of the A40 Luton the B4009 Lewknor Junction 6 Grid reference: Village centre SU B4009 l4 Aylesbury Tring 755008 Stokenchurch R S A40 P B Berkhamsted I Wendover m Access: Grid reference: Junction 5 a Hemel g e SU 731966 s Hempstead Open spaces / Princes footpaths.
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