List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Bedfordshire

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Houghton Regis Marl Lakes
Houghton Regis Marl Lakes

Bedfordshire is a county in the East of England.[1] It is bounded by Hertfordshire to the south-east, Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, and Buckinghamshire to the west.[2] It has an area of 1,235 square kilometres (477 sq mi), and population estimated in 2015 at 630,000, with an increase of 10% over the previous ten years.[3] The county town is Bedford, and the name is first recorded in the treaty in about 879 between King Alfred the Great and Guthrum, which divided English and Danish territory by a line which went through Bedford.[4]

Southern Bedfordshire is part of the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. North and mid Bedfordshire are undulating claylands with broad river valleys of the River Great Ouse and its tributaries, and the Bedfordshire Greensand Ridge. Jurassic and Cretaceous clays are overlaid by Quaternary glacial deposits of chalky boulder clay.[5]

There are forty Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Bedfordshire, designated by Natural England. Thirty-five are listed for their biological interest, and five for their geological interest.[6] Three of the sites are also National nature reserves, twelve are in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and eleven are managed wholly or partly by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. In 2009 Bedfordshire was divided into three unitary local authorities: thirty-two sites are in Central Bedfordshire, eight in Bedford and none in Luton.

For other counties, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search.

Key

Interest

  • B = a site of biological interest
  • G = a site of geological interest

Other classifications

Sites

Site name Photograph B G Area[lower-alpha 1] Public access Location[lower-alpha 1] Other classifications Map[lower-alpha 1] Citation[lower-alpha 1]
Barton Hills Barton Hills Green tickY 47.9 hectares (118 acres) YES Barton-le-Clay
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL088298		 NNR[7] NCR[8] CAONB[8]  Map  Citation
Biddenham Pit Biddenham Pit Green tickY 0.4 hectares (0.99 acres) YES Biddenham
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL023503		 GCR[9]  Map  Citation
Blow's Down Blow's Down Green tickY 33.4 hectares (83 acres) YES Dunstable
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL032215		 WTBCN[10] CAONB[11]  Map  Citation
Cooper's Hill Cooper's Hill Green tickY 17.8 hectares (44 acres) YES Ampthill
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL027378		 LNR[12] WTBCN[13]  Map  Citation
Deacon Hill SSSI Deacon Hill Green tickY 35.4 hectares (87 acres) YES Pegsdon
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL121295		 WTBCN[14][15] CAONB[16]  Map  Citation
Double Arches Pit Double Arches Pit Green tickY 1.7 hectares (4.2 acres) NO Heath and Reach
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., SP935291		 GCR[17]  Map  Citation
Dropshort Marsh Dropshort Marsh Green tickY 2.7 hectares (6.7 acres) YES Toddington
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL005276		 WTBCN[18]  Map  Citation
Dunstable and Whipsnade Downs Dunstable Downs Green tickY 73.3 hectares (181 acres) YES Dunstable
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL006199
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., SP998187		 NT[19] CAONB[19]  Map  Citation
Fancott Woods and Meadows Fancott Woods and Meadows Green tickY 13.2 hectares (33 acres) YES Toddington
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL025275		 WTBCN[20]  Map  Citation
Felmersham Gravel Pits Felmersham Gravel Pits Green tickY 21.5 hectares (53 acres) YES Bedford
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., SP991584		 WTBCN[21]  Map  Citation
Flitwick Moor Flitwick Moor Green tickY 58.9 hectares (146 acres) YES Flitwick
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL047352		 WTBCN[22]  Map  Citation
Galley and Warden Hills Warden Hill Green tickY 47.5 hectares (117 acres) YES Warden Hills
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL091267		 LNR[23] CAONB[23]  Map  Citation
Hanger Wood Hanger Wood Green tickY 24.0 hectares (59 acres) NO Stagsden
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., SP996494		  Map  Citation
Houghton Regis Marl Lakes Houghton Regis Marl Lakes Green tickY 21.0 hectares (52 acres) YES Houghton Regis
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL008233		 WTBCN[24] CAONB[25]  Map  Citation
Kensworth Chalk Pit Kensworth Chalk Pit Green tickY 130.9 hectares (323 acres) NO Kensworth
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL022196		 GCR[26] CAONB[27]  Map  Citation
Kings and Bakers Woods and Heaths King's Wood, Heath and Reach Green tickY 211.3 hectares (522 acres) YES Leighton Buzzard
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., SP925299		 NNR[7] NCR[28] WTBCN[29]  Map  Citation
Kings Wood and Glebe Meadows, Houghton Conquest Glebe Meadows Green tickY 36.1 hectares (89 acres) YES Houghton Conquest
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL045404		 LNR[30]  Map  Citation
Knocking Hoe Knocking Hoe Green tickY 8.1 hectares (20 acres) YES Pegsdon
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL131307		 NNR[7] NCR[31] CAONB[32]  Map  Citation
Marston Thrift Marston Thrift Green tickY 37.7 hectares (93 acres) YES Cranfield
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., SP972417		 LNR[33]  Map  Citation
Maulden Church Meadow Maulden Church Meadow Green tickY 4.2 hectares (10 acres) YES Maulden
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL059381		 LNR[34]  Map  Citation
Maulden Heath Maulden Heath Green tickY 7.6 hectares (19 acres) YES Maulden
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL070386		  Map  Citation
Maulden Wood and Pennyfather's Hill Maulden Wood Green tickY 148.4 hectares (367 acres) YES Maulden
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL070391		  Map  Citation
Nares Gladley Marsh Nares Gladley Marsh Green tickY 5.4 hectares (13 acres) NO Leighton Buzzard
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., SP907277		  Map  Citation
Nine Acres Pit Nine Acres Pit Green tickY 20.4 hectares (50 acres) NO Leighton Buzzard
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., SP939276		 GCR[35]  Map  Citation
Odell Great Wood Odell Great Wood Green tickY 85.9 hectares (212 acres) YES Odell
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., SP958588		  Map  Citation
Potton Wood Potton Wood Green tickY 85.2 hectares (211 acres) YES Potton
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL251501		  Map  Citation
Pulloxhill Marsh Pulloxhill Marsh Green tickY 5.1 hectares (13 acres) NO Pulloxhill
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL056334		  Map  Citation
Sandy Warren Sandy Warren Green tickY 16.4 hectares (41 acres) YES Sandy
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL191480		 RSPB[36]  Map  Citation
Smithcombe, Sharpenhoe and Sundon Hills Sharpenhoe Green tickY 87.5 hectares (216 acres) YES Sharpenhoe
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL069299		 NT[37] CAONB[38] SM[37]  Map  Citation
Southill Lake and Woods Southill Lake Green tickY 25.6 hectares (63 acres) NO Southill
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL145429		 RHPG[39]  Map  Citation
Stevington Marsh Stevington Marsh Green tickY 7.6 hectares (19 acres) YES Pavenham
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., SP982548		  Map  Citation
Sundon Chalk Quarry Sundon Chalk Quarry Green tickY 26.8 hectares (66 acres) YES Upper Sundon
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL039275		 CAONB[40]  Map  Citation
Swineshead Wood Swineshead Wood Green tickY 21.9 hectares (54 acres) YES Swineshead
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL061668		 WT[41]  Map  Citation
Tebworth Marsh Tebworth Marsh Green tickY 5.7 hectares (14 acres) YES Toddington
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., SP982289		  Map  Citation
Tilwick Meadow Tilwick Meadow Green tickY 3.6 hectares (8.9 acres) YES Thurleigh
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL072566		  Map  Citation
Totternhoe Chalk Quarry Totternhoe Chalk Quarry Green tickY 13.5 hectares (33 acres) YES Totternhoe
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., SP986224		 CAONB[42] WTBCN[43]  Map  Citation
Totternhoe Knolls Totternhoe Knolls Green tickY 13.4 hectares (33 acres) YES Totternhoe
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., SP978220		 LNR[44] WTBCN[43] CAONB[42]  Map  Citation
Totternhoe Stone Pit Totternhoe Stone Pit Green tickY 2.2 hectares (5.4 acres) NO Totternhoe
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., SP980222		 GCR[45] CAONB[42]  Map  Citation
Wavendon Heath Ponds Wavendon Heath Ponds Green tickY 4.7 hectares (12 acres) YES Aspley Heath
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., SP930338		  Map  Citation
Yelden Meadows Yelden Meadows Green tickY 2.8 hectares (6.9 acres) NO Yelden
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found., TL009673		  Map  Citation

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Maps and citations for each site are taken from the Natural England database. The area and location of the site is shown on the citation. The listing is as on 10 December 2015.

References

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