Roadside Nature Reserves in Bedfordshire and Luton

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Roadside Nature Reserves in Bedfordshire and Luton • This list is sorted by District, then by site name. See key at end for district codes. • Grid references are approximate. Reserves are marked on the ground by a post at each end of the verge, often stating a summary of the management regime. Approx RNR name District Grid Ref Bletsoe to Thurleigh RNR TL031585 B Bromham Bypass RNR SP9950 B Dungee Wood RNR SP935593 B Felmersham Gravel Pits SSSI RNR SP987582 B RAE Tunnel Site RNR TL024540 B South of Bushmead Cross RNR TL110595 B Stagsden Bypass RNR SP984491 B Stevington Turn RNR SP981513 B Traylesfields Farm RNR TL053551 B Upper Staploe RNR TL134597 B Wilden RNR TL085568 B Cooper's Hill SSSI RNR TL025375 M Deadman's Hill (Maulden Wood) N RNR TL074393 M Deadman's Hill (Maulden Wood) S RNR TL075385 M Flitwick Moor SSSI RNR TL044347 M Ireland RNR TL134406 M Marston Bypass RNR SP989410 M Potton Church RNR TL229494 M Pulloxhill Marsh SSSI RNR TL056335 M Rowney Warren RNR TL130404 M Shefford - Henlow Bypass RNR TL1537 M Warren Wood RNR TL083372 M Wavendon Heath Ponds SSSI RNR SP931336 M Barton Bypass RNR TL075300 S Fox Corner RNR SP926290 S Houghton Regis Cutting (NE) RNR TL005234 S Houghton Regis Cutting (SW) RNR TL005233 S King's and Baker's Wood (Brickhill Road) SSSI RNR SP923292 S King's and Baker's Wood (Woburn Road) SSSI RNR SP930293 S Nine Acres Pit SSSI RNR SP943277 S Sundon Chalk Quarry SSSI RNR TL041276 S Sundon Hills (Harlington Road) RNR TL046288 S Sundon Hills (Sharpenhoe Road) RNR TL065298 S Totternhoe Chalk Quarry SSSI RNR SP982224 S Totternhoe Knolls SSSI RNR SP977220 S Well Head RNR SP999203 S Key to Districts: B = Bedford Borough L = Luton (There are no RNRs in Luton) M = Mid-Beds District Council S = South Beds District Council Bedfordshire and Luton Biodiversity Recording and Monitoring Centre 11/11/05 .

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