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Name:Birdlip Hill
Hill number:5380
Height:299.7m / 983ft
Parent (Ma):2869  Cleeve Hill
RHB Section:39: Central and Eastern England
County/UA:Gloucestershire
Catchment:Severn
Class:Hump, Tump (200-299m), Clem
(Hu,Tu,2,Cm)
Grid ref:SO 92451 14141
Summit feature:ground bordering raised area W of covered reservoir
Drop:117m
Col:183m  SP009203  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 163
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Parked in Church car park. Visited Trig then over to high point, 1 wire fence to step over. Maintenance works in progress but no one about on a Sunday.Jephcote8301/10/2023
Parked in Church car park. Visited Trig then over to high point, 1 wire fence to step over.Ivy Jephcote01/10/2023
Parked in Church car park. Visited Trig then over to high point, 1 wire fence to step over.Iris Jephcote01/10/2023
Wycombe Wanderer26/08/2023
Barry Smith21/05/2023
Notable for being my 3000th Tump. Not a classic this one, but it was still a very enjoyable day with Churchdown Hill, Robin's Wood Hill and Alney Island also done in addition.Alex C11/11/2022
Tom Mundell29/10/2022
From parking in village opposite the StGeorge pub. Picked up the hill crossing path to trig and onto reservoir. Short.N.Morters23/09/2022
A W Bryan22/02/2022
armathers19/02/2022
jamiehighton18/09/2021
Followed gerrybowes suggestions. Worked out well.Moorponder25/08/2021
From B4070johnkenyon11/08/2021
Hucclecote - Churchdown Hill - Birdlip Hill - High Brotheridge - Nut Hill - Robins Wood Hill - Gloucester.Mark Jackson31/07/2021
During a 5 day hike doing the Cotswold Way. Stayed at the Royal George Hotel in Birdlip so popped up to the Trig & HP before checking in.fosal2905/07/2021
softsquare29/06/2021
Tricky14/06/2021
Easy roadside parking in front of school at SO 9288 1425 - Back to the junction, turned left past the church & up RoW past trig point to stile - Over stile, along S. side of covered reservoir & then over fence to high point bordering raised area on W. side of reservoir. (S)gerrybowes31/03/2021
salen22/11/2020
On a walk up from Brockworth to revisit West Tump long barrow in the rain. Up to the high point and trig, then carried on to Birdlip Camp before dropping back down to Brockworth through Little Witcombe. Wet!thesweetcheat01/11/2020
mntainman21/07/2020
abbo000107/07/2020
With D192122/06/2020
Andy West06/03/2020
With K. Parked in villageAshley08/09/2019
ARC18/08/2019
bladeblaster02/07/2019
Used church carpark in village to NE, then f/p across field past trigpoint to corner of reservoir. Followed this round to high point at W side.Aye Jimmy17/06/2019
Parked up in the village and had a great early morning walk to the church and up and over the top. The trig point was reached and a continuation to the covered reservoir.ChinnockC26/05/2019
Walked as part of a leg of cotswold wayD SID02/05/2019
Whilst travelling from Hartpury to Addington. Parked on main street to NE. Walked round corner, past church, over two stiles on public footpath to trig. Easily over low wooden fence to reservoir on the summit.Minto13/04/2019
From minor road to the E, across field to trig, round to west side or reservoir and back over the top. The east side, just outside the reservoir fence looks more natural hp.milimana25/01/2019
With Jenx and Bryher from the chapel CP, easy bag.nordicstar01/01/2019
Trig and top from the church.jenx01/01/2019
Tony S28/12/2018
From Birdlip church car park to the NW, path through field which passes trig.DanMaisieBex25/10/2018
Quick bag. Walked around looking for natural high point and went to GPS location on hillbagging. Then went higher up and wandered around on higher man made ground. Bagged after work on way to Bristol airport.assynt_bob27/09/2018
Tony J23/09/2018
From minor road to E. Trig and natural top.Bramley09/06/2018
hughbagger22/05/2018
PM15/04/2018
clique01/04/2018
Quick up and back - not much to see here!twg2728/02/2018
Fred Windsor23/12/2017
PGCE03/11/2017
Parked near the school in Birdlip and made a half hour round trip to the summit, taking in the trig en route.Sprog30/07/2017
A round of Gloucester, Churchdown Hill from Church parking easy paths to top, nice view frim trig, Alney Island, nice to wander round but difficult to determine high point, Good pull up Robins Wood Hill & great views from Beacon/Trig, Leckhampton Hill from quarry parking, good views & interesting Devil's Chimney, Finally-quick jaunt through tall grass to Birdlip Trig & top, very warm all day some Sun.apricorum25/06/2017
Linear hike as part of the Cotswold Way long distance trail. Hike from Crickley Hill - Birdlip Hill - Witcombe Wood - Cooper's Hill Wood - Cooper's Hill - Brockworth Wood - Rough Park Wood - Pope's Wood - Painswick - Washbrook Farm - Rudge Hill - Edgemoor Innmanilena20/05/2017
DC11main11/04/2017
All the family, en route to Cirencester vs. Cambridge City.....Ham and Skate08/04/2017