Titchmarsh Nature Reserve

Titchmarsh Nature Reserve
Bird Hide at Titchmarsh Nature Reserve
Map
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationThrapston, Northamptonshire
OS gridTL 004 803
Area72.7 hectares

Titchmarsh Nature Reserve is a 72.7 hectare Local Nature Reserve north of Thrapston in North Northamptonshire. It is owned and managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[1][2] It is part of the Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits Site of Special Scientific Interest.[3][4]

The River Nene runs through this site, which also has large areas of open water and grassland. There are nationally important numbers of goosanders, wigeons and gadwalls in winter, and banded demoiselle damselflies nest on nettles along the river bank.[1][5]

There is access from Lowick Lane.

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References

  1. ^ a b "Titchmarsh". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Map of Titchmarsh". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Designated Sites View: Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Map of Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  5. ^ "Titchmarsh". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 21 December 2016.

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