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Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits

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as "a nationally important site for its breeding bird assemblage of lowland open waters and their margins, wintering waterbird species, an assemblage of over 20,000 waterbirds in the non-breeding season and a rare example of wet floodplain woodland." The diverse habitats include, marsh, reedswamp,
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rough grassland, scrub, wet ditches, woodland and rush pasture. There are at least 21 breeding bird species, including
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in a chain of flooded gravel pits along 35 kilometres of the valley of the
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There is access to some parts of the site such as Summer Leys.
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Northamptonshire
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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Northamptonshire
351:. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England 323:. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England 273:. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England 271:"Designated Sites View: Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits" 805: 552: 135: 127: 119: 110: 105: 89: 79: 71: 63: 49: 39: 530: 8: 627:Collyweston Great Wood and Easton Hornstocks 582:Badsaddle, Withmale Park and Bush Walk Woods 180:wetland site of international importance, a 18: 537: 523: 515: 31: 17: 340: 338: 346:"Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits citation" 255: 321:"Map of Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits" 102: 587:Banhaw, Spring and Blackthorn's Woods 421:"Nene Valley Nature Improvement Area" 401:. Joint Nature Conservation Committee 376:. Joint Nature Conservation Committee 265: 263: 261: 259: 134: 126: 118: 109: 7: 154:Site of Special Scientific Interest 25:Site of Special Scientific Interest 14: 772:Wadenhoe Marsh and Achurch Meadow 855:Upper Cherwell at Trafford House 152:is a 1,382.4 hectare biological 592:Birch Spinney and Mawsley Marsh 293:"Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits" 199:. Two areas are managed by the 747:Sudborough Green Lodge Meadows 1: 815:Blisworth Rectory Farm Quarry 767:Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits 150:Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits 123:Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits 19:Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits 191:and part of the Nene Valley 897: 423:. River Nene Regional Park 214:This site is described by 742:Stoke and Bowd Lane Woods 717:Ramsden Corner Plantation 300:Sites Information Service 209:Titchmarsh Nature Reserve 195:. It is also part of the 143: 30: 23: 850:Thrapston Station Quarry 835:Finedon Top Lodge Quarry 197:River Nene Regional Park 881:Ramsar sites in England 840:Irchester Old Lodge Pit 752:Syresham Marshy Meadows 667:Helmdon Disused Railway 193:Nature Improvement Area 182:Special Protection Area 820:Collyweston Slate Mine 712:Racecourse Farm Fields 737:Southfield Farm Marsh 722:River Ise and Meadows 662:Hardwick Lodge Meadow 657:Glapthorn Cow Pasture 607:Bucknell Wood Meadows 562:Alder Wood and Meadow 237:little ringed plovers 672:High Wood and Meadow 642:Dungee Corner Meadow 632:Collyweston Quarries 597:Bosworth Mill Meadow 233:great crested grebes 186:European Communities 677:King's Cliffe Banks 497: /  20: 787:Whittlewood Forest 702:Pitsford Reservoir 692:Old Sulehay Forest 637:Coombe Hill Hollow 136:Reference no. 863: 862: 792:Wollaston Meadows 757:Titchmarsh Meadow 612:Bugbrooke Meadows 166:Thorpe Waterville 147: 146: 101: 100: 888: 830:Cranford St John 777:Wakerley Spinney 707:Plumpton Pasture 652:Geddington Chase 622:Calender Meadows 539: 532: 525: 516: 512: 511: 509: 508: 507: 502: 501:52.314°N 0.639°W 498: 495: 494: 493: 490: 477: 476: 474: 472: 461: 455: 454: 452: 450: 439: 433: 432: 430: 428: 417: 411: 410: 408: 406: 400: 392: 386: 385: 383: 381: 375: 367: 361: 360: 358: 356: 350: 342: 333: 332: 330: 328: 317: 311: 310: 308: 306: 289: 283: 282: 280: 278: 267: 174:Northamptonshire 103: 75:1,382.4 hectares 59: 45:Northamptonshire 35: 21: 896: 895: 891: 890: 889: 887: 886: 885: 866: 865: 864: 859: 825:Cowthick Quarry 801: 617:Bulwick Meadows 567:Aldwincle Marsh 548: 543: 505: 503: 499: 496: 491: 488: 486: 484: 483: 481: 480: 470: 468: 463: 462: 458: 448: 446: 441: 440: 436: 426: 424: 419: 418: 414: 404: 402: 398: 394: 393: 389: 379: 377: 373: 369: 368: 364: 354: 352: 348: 344: 343: 336: 326: 324: 319: 318: 314: 304: 302: 291: 290: 286: 276: 274: 269: 268: 257: 252: 216:Natural England 189:Birds Directive 115: 55: 12: 11: 5: 894: 892: 884: 883: 878: 868: 867: 861: 860: 858: 857: 852: 847: 842: 837: 832: 827: 822: 817: 811: 809: 803: 802: 800: 799: 794: 789: 784: 779: 774: 769: 764: 762:Twywell Gullet 759: 754: 749: 744: 739: 734: 729: 724: 719: 714: 709: 704: 699: 697:Pipewell Woods 694: 689: 684: 679: 674: 669: 664: 659: 654: 649: 647:Everdon Stubbs 644: 639: 634: 629: 624: 619: 614: 609: 604: 599: 594: 589: 584: 579: 574: 569: 564: 558: 556: 550: 549: 544: 542: 541: 534: 527: 519: 506:52.314; -0.639 479: 478: 456: 434: 412: 387: 362: 334: 312: 284: 254: 253: 251: 248: 145: 144: 141: 140: 137: 133: 132: 129: 125: 124: 121: 117: 116: 113:Ramsar Wetland 111: 108: 107: 99: 98: 91: 87: 86: 83: 77: 76: 73: 69: 68: 65: 61: 60: 53: 51:Grid reference 47: 46: 43: 37: 36: 28: 27: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 893: 882: 879: 877: 874: 873: 871: 856: 853: 851: 848: 846: 845:Roade Cutting 843: 841: 838: 836: 833: 831: 828: 826: 823: 821: 818: 816: 813: 812: 810: 808: 804: 798: 797:Yardley Chase 795: 793: 790: 788: 785: 783: 780: 778: 775: 773: 770: 768: 765: 763: 760: 758: 755: 753: 750: 748: 745: 743: 740: 738: 735: 733: 730: 728: 727:Salcey Forest 725: 723: 720: 718: 715: 713: 710: 708: 705: 703: 700: 698: 695: 693: 690: 688: 685: 683: 682:Mantles Heath 680: 678: 675: 673: 670: 668: 665: 663: 660: 658: 655: 653: 650: 648: 645: 643: 640: 638: 635: 633: 630: 628: 625: 623: 620: 618: 615: 613: 610: 608: 605: 603: 602:Bozeat Meadow 600: 598: 595: 593: 590: 588: 585: 583: 580: 578: 575: 573: 570: 568: 565: 563: 560: 559: 557: 555: 551: 547: 540: 535: 533: 528: 526: 521: 520: 517: 513: 510: 466: 460: 457: 444: 443:"Summer Leys" 438: 435: 422: 416: 413: 397: 391: 388: 372: 366: 363: 347: 341: 339: 335: 322: 316: 313: 301: 299: 294: 288: 285: 272: 266: 264: 262: 260: 256: 249: 247: 244: 242: 238: 234: 230: 229:little grebes 226: 222: 217: 212: 210: 206: 202: 198: 194: 190: 187: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 155: 151: 142: 138: 130: 122: 120:Official name 114: 104: 97: 96: 92: 88: 84: 82: 78: 74: 70: 66: 62: 58: 54: 52: 48: 44: 42: 38: 34: 29: 26: 22: 16: 766: 482: 469:. 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Index

Site of Special Scientific Interest

Location
Grid reference
SP 928 693
Notification
Magic Map
Ramsar Wetland
Site of Special Scientific Interest
River Nene
Northampton
Thorpe Waterville
Kettering
Northamptonshire
Ramsar
Special Protection Area
European Communities
Birds Directive
Nature Improvement Area
River Nene Regional Park
Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire
Summer Leys
Titchmarsh Nature Reserve
Natural England
mute swans
tufted ducks
little grebes
great crested grebes
little ringed plovers
redshanks

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