Kings Wood and Glebe Meadows, Houghton Conquest

Kings Wood and Glebe Meadows, Houghton Conquest
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Bedfordshire
Grid reference TL045403
Interest Biological
Area 36.1 hectares
Notification 1984
Location map Magic Map

Kings Wood and Glebe Meadows is a 36.1 hectare Site of Special Scientific Interest in Houghton Conquest in Bedfordshire. It was notified in 1984 under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, and the planning authority is Central Bedfordshire.[1][2] It is also a Local Nature Reserve.[3][4]

This site has ash and maple woodland on heavy clay, a habitat which has become rare in lowland England. It is biologically diverse, with a number of rare species. Several plants are indicative of ancient woodland, such as wood melick and wood anemone. Glebe Meadows has a rich variety of species due to its traditional management, and there are also some small ponds and mature hedgerows.[1]

There is access by a footpath from Rectory Lane.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Kings Wood and Glebe Meadows, Houghton Conquest citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  2. "Map of Kings Wood and Glebe Meadows, Houghton Conquest". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Kings Wood and Glebe Meadows, Houghton Conquest". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  4. "Map of Kings Wood and Glebe Meadows, Houghton Conquest". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 23 August 2015.

Coordinates: 52°03′07″N 0°28′37″W / 52.052°N 0.477°W / 52.052; -0.477

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