Wildlife reserves · West Midlands
Felmersham Gravel Pits
Felmersham Gravel Pits — nature reserve in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Felmersham Gravel Pits is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Heritage designation: Site of Special Scientific Interest. Managed by Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Wikidata describes it as: "nature reserve in Bedfordshire, United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.2154°, -0.5502°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Felmersham Gravel Pits SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
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. The site is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. The site has flooded gravel pits which were worked until about 1945. Other habitats are neutral grassland, scrub and broadleaved woodland. It is one of the best sites in Bedfordshire for dragonflies and damselflies. The road called Causeway goes through the reserve, which is open at all times.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.2154, -0.5502
- District
- Bedford
- Parish
- Felmersham
- Postcode
- MK43 7JP
- Parliamentary constituency
- North Bedfordshire
Sources
- wikidata: Q5442562 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Felmersham Gravel Pits (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Felmersham Gravel Pits 2.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Felmersham Gravel Pits?
- Felmersham Gravel Pits is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode MK43 7JP), in the parish of Felmersham.
- Who runs Felmersham Gravel Pits?
- Felmersham Gravel Pits is operated by Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
- Is Felmersham Gravel Pits a listed building?
- Felmersham Gravel Pits is officially recognised as Site of Special Scientific Interest listed.
- Is Felmersham Gravel Pits a protected site?
- Yes — Felmersham Gravel Pits is part of the Felmersham Gravel Pits SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Felmersham Gravel Pits free to visit?
- Yes, Felmersham Gravel Pits is free to enter.
- How do I get to Felmersham Gravel Pits?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode MK43 7JP. It sits within the North Bedfordshire parliamentary constituency.