Wilson's Pits

Wilson's Pits
Type Nature reserve
Location Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire
OS grid SP 944 680
Area 32 hectares
Managed by Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

Wilson's Pits is a 32 hectare nature reserve west of Higham Ferrers in Northamptonshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[1] It is part of the Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits Site of Special Scientific Interest,[2][3] Ramsar internationally important wetland site[4] and Special Protection Area under the EC Birds Directive.[5]

This site has three lakes in former gravel pits, and it also has areas of grassland and scrub. There are diverse bird species, and flora such as rageed-robin, brooklime, common spotted orchid and creeping jenny. Dragonflies include the brown hawker and black-tailed skimmer.[1]

There is access from the Nene Way long distance footpath, but as of March 2017 it is closed while works are carried out to widen an adjacent roundabout.

References

  1. 1 2 "Wilson's Pits". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 28 March 2017.
  2. ↑ "Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Map of Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  4. ↑ "Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS): Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Special Protection Areas under the EC Birds Directive. Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 27 March 2017.

Coordinates: 52°18′07″N 0°37′01″W / 52.302°N 0.617°W / 52.302; -0.617

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