Lancot Meadow

Lancot Meadow is a 2 hectare nature reserve in western Dunstable in Bedfordshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[1]

The site is a grassland remnant on chalk soil, and a remnant of flower-rich meadows in the area. Flora include common spotted-orchids, ox-eye daisys and bird's foot trefoils. There are fauna such as song thrushes and marbled white butterflies. Hedgerows provide and additional habitat.[1]

There is access from Badgers Gate.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Lancot Meadow". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 6 December 2015.

Coordinates: 51°53′07″N 0°32′36″W / 51.8853°N 0.5434°W / 51.8853; -0.5434

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