Felmersham Gravel Pits

Felmersham Gravel Pits
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationBedfordshire
Grid referenceSP 991584
InterestBiological
Area21.6 hectares
Notification1986
Location mapMagic Map

Felmersham Gravel Pits is a 21.6-hectare (53-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest between the villages of Felmersham and Sharnbrook in Bedfordshire. It was notified under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 in 1986 and the local planning authority is Bedford Borough Council.[1][2] The site is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[3]

The site has flooded gravel pits which were worked until about 1945. Other habitats are neutral grassland, scrub and broadleaved woodland.[1] It is one of the best sites in Bedfordshire for dragonflies and damselflies.[3]

The road called Causeway goes through the reserve, which is open at all times.

References

  1. ^ a b "Felmersham Gravel Pits citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  2. ^ "Map of Felmersham Gravel Pits". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 26 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Felmersham Gravel Pits". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 26 August 2015.

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