Reserves

Burledge Hill

Grid ref: 589 591 / Area 12.2 hectares

Burledge Hill forms part of a limestone plateau on the north-eastern fringes of the Mendip Hills overlooking Chew Valley Lake

How to get there
Burledge Hill is on the southern edge of the village of Bishop Sutton. There are no car parking facilities.

We encourage visitors to use environmentally friendly forms of transport wherever possible. Most of our reserves are easily accessible by bicycle, with many close to the National Cycle Network - Burledge Hill is on NCN Route 3 (Bath Branch). Click here to view a location map of the reserve on the National Cycle Network website.

Access
There is a public footpath which crosses the reserve.

Wildlife and conservation
The site comprises a mixture of flower rich grassland, scrub and mature hedgerows.

Three fields are designated as a Site of Nature Conservation Interest (SNCI). These form part of a 3ý km horseshoe of unimproved neutral grassland running around the top of Burledge Hill, forming the largest known concentration of this habitat recorded in Avon.

Plant species found on the site include cowslip, lady's mantle, saw-wort and devil's bit scabious. Birds such as willow warbler, garden warbler and whitethroat can be heard singing from the scrub areas.

The site also falls within the Mendip Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) and has commanding veiws of the Chew Valley.

Further information
This site was purchased with support from the Heritage Lottery Fund, Bristol Naturalists Society, and Hemmings Waste Management (through landfill tax credits).