Farthinghoe Nature Reserve

Farthinghoe
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TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationFarthinghoe, South Northamptonshire
OS gridSP 516 403
Area3.7 hectares
Managed byWildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

Farthinghoe Nature Reserve is a 3.7 hectare Local Nature Reserve north-west of Brackley in Northamptonshire. It is owned by Northamptonshire County Council and managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[1][2][3]

This former landfill site has grassland, ponds and woodland. Flowers include lady's bedstraw, meadow vetchling and snake's-head fritillary. There are fauna such as marbled white and green-veined white butterflies, and pipistrelle and noctule bats.[1][3]

There is access from Purston Lane.

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References

  1. ^ a b "Farthinghoe". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Map of Farthinghoe". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Farthinghoe". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.

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