List of Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Bedfordshire
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This is a list of the Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSIs) in Bedfordshire
. For other counties, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search.
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire is a ceremonial county of historic origin in England that forms part of the East of England region.It borders Cambridgeshire to the north-east, Northamptonshire to the north, Buckinghamshire to the west and Hertfordshire to the south-east....
. For other counties, see List of SSSIs by Area of Search.
- Barton HillsBarton Hills, BedfordshireBarton Hills are situated southeast of the village of Barton-le-Clay in the English county of Bedfordshire. They are part of the Chilterns and hiking routes are marked on maps at the entrance to the hills. From the foot of the hillside, a spring marks the start of a chalk stream river...
- Biddenham Pit Biddenham PitBiddenham Pit is a gravel pit in Biddenham, Bedfordshire. It was made a Site of Special Scientific Interest in 1988 and is also a Geological Conservation Review site.....
- Blow's Down
- Cooper's HillCooper's Hill SSSI, BedfordshireCooper's Hill is managed as a nature reserve by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough. It is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and located west of Ampthill in Bedfordshire.- External links :...
- Deacon Hill
- Double Arches Pit Double Arches PitDouble Arches Pit was a sand quarry near the village and civil parish of Heath and Reach, Bedfordshire, England...
- Dropshort Marsh
- Dunstable and Whipsnade Downs
- Fancott Woods and Meadows Fancott Woods and MeadowsFancott Woods and Meadows are located near the hamlet of Fancott, Bedfordshire. The site is currently a Site of Special Scientific Interest, and was made one in 1985. It has a recorded size of 13.26 hectares .- Meadow :...
- Felmersham Gravel Pits Felmersham Gravel PitsFelmersham Gravel Pits are managed as a nature reserve by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough. They are designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest and lie north of the River Great Ouse between the villages of Felmersham and Sharnbrook in...
- Flitwick Moor Flitwick MoorFlitwick Moor is managed as a nature reserve by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough. It is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest and lies between Flitwick and Greenfield in Bedfordshire....
- Galley And Warden Hills
- Hanger Wood
- Houghton Regis Marl Lakes
- Kensworth Chalk Pit
- Kings and Bakers Woods and Heaths
- Kings Wood and Glebe Meadows, Houghton Conquest
- Knocking Hoe
- Marston Thrift
- Maulden Church Meadow
- Maulden Heath
- Maulden Wood and Pennyfather's Hill Maulden WoodMaulden Wood is a woodland situated in Bedfordshire, England, near the village of Maulden, on the greensand ridge that stretches from Woburn to Sandy.-Overview:...
- Nares Gladley Marsh
- Nine Acres Pit
- Odell Great Wood
- Potton Wood Potton WoodPotton Wood covers an area of 85ha and is two miles east of the small town of Potton in the county of Bedfordshire, England. It is part of Ampthill Forest and is managed by Forest Enterprise and owned by the Forestry Commission....
- Pulloxhill Marsh
- Sandy Warren
- Smithcombe, Sharpenhoe and Sundon Hills
- Southill Lake and Woods
- Stevington Marsh
- Sundon Chalk Quarry
- Swineshead Wood
- Tebworth Marsh
- Tilwick Meadow
- Totternhoe Chalk Quarry
- Totternhoe Knolls Totternhoe KnollsTotternhoe Knolls is a chalk hill, located north-west of Totternhoe village in the county of Bedfordshire, with the remains of a medieval castle. It is designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest, as an example of chalk grassland....
- Totternhoe Stone Pit
- Wavendon Heath Ponds
- Yelden Meadows