尖山及筆架山 Eagle‘s Nest and Beacon Hill
生境 Habitats
地點介紹 Site Description
尖山位於九龍長沙灣以北，筆架山則在其東北方，兩山均屬於獅子山郊野公園範圍。尖山的南麓設有尖山自然教育徑，北麓則為麥理浩徑第五段，可通往筆架山山項。
尖山上居住了不少黑鳶（俗稱麻鷹），故又名鷹巢山。尖山自然教育徑全長3公里，沿途除了有機會觀賞黑鳶的英姿外，也可以看見各種植物，例如秀英竹、地衣、梭羅樹等。教育徑下方可以看見九龍水塘╴是新界第一個水塘，此外亦可欣賞東九龍的景致。
筆架山下有兩條隧道，分別於1910及1980年代開鑿，山腳則已發展成高尚住宅區，因為從該處可以看到九龍半島及維多利亞港的景色。山頂有一雷達站，用於為香港天文台收集氣象資訊，及協助機場管理航班升降。在山上有機會碰到獼猴。
尖山東北及筆架山山頂以北因發現稀有蘭花品種，被劃為具特殊科學價值地點。
Eagle's Nest is situated north of Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon, and southeast of Beacon Hill. Both hills belong to the Lion Rock Country Park area. On the southern hillside is the Eagle's Nest Nature Trail, while on the northern side is the Maclehose Trail Section 5, which leads to the peak of Beacon Hill.
Eagle's Nest provides shelter for many black kites, hence the name. The Eagle's Nest Nature Trail is 3 km long, and apart from black kites, one can see quite a variety of plants, such as Shiuying Bamboo, lichen and Bunch-like Reevesia. Looking down the Trail once can see the Kowloon Reservoir, the first reservoir in the New Territories. The scenery of Eastern Kowloon can also be seen.
There are two tunnels through Beacon Hill, built in the 1910s and the 1980s respectively. The foot of the hill has been developed into a high-class residential area, due to the scenery of the Kowloon Peninsula and Victoria Harbour. At the top of Beacon Hill is a tower, which serves the Hong Kong Observatory in collecting weather data, as well as aiding the Airport in managing air traffic. There is a chance of spotting macaques on the hill.
Due to the discovery of several rare orchid species northeast of Eagle's Nest and north of the peak of Beacon Hill, the area is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.