Where is Ditchford Lakes and Meadows?

Ditchford Lakes and Meadows is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NN10 6FT), in the parish of Rushden.

Who owns Ditchford Lakes and Meadows?

Ditchford Lakes and Meadows is owned by Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.

Is Ditchford Lakes and Meadows a protected site?

Yes — Ditchford Lakes and Meadows is part of the Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits Ramsar wetland.

Is Ditchford Lakes and Meadows free to visit?

Yes, Ditchford Lakes and Meadows is free to enter.

How do I get to Ditchford Lakes and Meadows?

The nearest railway station is Wellingborough, about 3.0 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NN10 6FT.

Forests & woodlands · West Midlands

Ditchford Lakes and Meadows

Free admission

Ditchford Lakes and Meadows is a forest or woodland in the United Kingdom.

Ditchford Lakes and Meadows, forests & woodlands in West Midlands — Wikimedia Commons contributors — see linked file page for photographer and licence licence

Plan your visit

Typical visit: 1 h–3 h
Nearest railway station: Wellingborough · 3.0 km

Free entry
Family-friendly
Dog-friendly

Ditchford Lakes and Meadows is a named forest, woodland or nature reserve in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 52.3029°, -0.6326°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.

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Protected designations

Site of Special Scientific Interest: Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits SSSI
Ramsar wetland: Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits

Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.

From the Wikipedia article

Ditchford Lakes and Meadows is a 31.1-hectare (77-acre) nature reserve Northamptonshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. It is part of the Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits Site of Special Scientific Interest, Ramsar wetland site of international importance, and Special Protection Area under the European Communities Birds Directive. This site has lakes in old gravel pits which are used by wintering and breeding birds such as Cetti's warblers, coots, oystercatchers and grey herons. The lakes are also visited by otters. There are areas of grassland and willow scrub. There is access from Ditchford Road.

Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.

Coordinates: 52.3029, -0.6326
District: North Northamptonshire
Parish: Rushden
Postcode: NN10 6FT
Parliamentary constituency: Wellingborough and Rushden
Nearest railway station: Wellingborough — 3 km

Sources

osm: w92226891 (ODbL)
wikipedia: Ditchford Lakes and Meadows (CC BY-SA 4.0)
commons: Crossing the Meadows at Ditchford Lakes Nature Reserve - June 2009 - panoramio.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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