Wildlife reserves · West Midlands
Twywell Hills and Dales
Twywell Hills and Dales — nature reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Nearest railway station
- Wicksteed Park · 5.7 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Twywell Hills and Dales is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Managed by Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Wikidata describes it as: "nature reserve in the United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.3850°, -0.6230°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Twywell Gullet is a 17.1-hectare (42-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Kettering in Northamptonshire. It is part of the 54.6 hectare Twywell Hills and Dales nature reserve, which is managed by a partnership of the Woodland Trust and the Rockingham Forest Trust. The site is in turn a small part of the former royal hunting Rockingham Forest. Twywell Gullet is a former ironstone quarry which has deep cuttings with steeply sloping banks. It has species-rich limestone grassland on the slopes and ponds and scrub in the bottoms. There are a number of uncommon ground nesting bees and wasps, and beetles include the nationally rare ruddy darter. There is a large pond which has a large reedbed and many great crested newts. Footpaths go through the site but there is no access to some steeply sloping areas.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.3850, -0.6230
- District
- North Northamptonshire
- Parish
- Woodford
- Postcode
- NN14 4AW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire
- Nearest railway station
- Wicksteed Park — 5.7 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q7859543 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Twywell Gullet (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Twywell Gullet 5.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Twywell Hills and Dales?
- Twywell Hills and Dales is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NN14 4AW), in the parish of Woodford.
- Who runs Twywell Hills and Dales?
- Twywell Hills and Dales is operated by Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
- Is Twywell Hills and Dales a protected site?
- Yes — Twywell Hills and Dales is part of the Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Twywell Hills and Dales free to visit?
- Yes, Twywell Hills and Dales is free to enter.
- How do I get to Twywell Hills and Dales?
- The nearest railway station is Wicksteed Park, about 5.7 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NN14 4AW.
- Are dogs allowed at Twywell Hills and Dales?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.