Twywell Gullet

Twywell Gullet
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationNorthamptonshire
Grid referenceSP 944 775[1]
InterestBiological
Area17.1 hectares[1]
Notification1989[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Twywell Gullet is a 17.1-hectare (42-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Kettering in Northamptonshire.[1][2] It is part of the 54.6 hectare Twywell Hills and Dales nature reserve, which is managed by a partnership of the Woodland Trust and the Rockingham Forest Trust. The site is in turn a small part of the former royal hunting Rockingham Forest.[3]

Twywell Gullet is a former ironstone quarry which has deep cuttings with steeply sloping banks. It has species-rich limestone grassland on the slopes and ponds and scrub in the bottoms. There are a number of uncommon ground nesting bees and wasps, and beetles include the nationally rare ruddy darter.[4] There is a large pond which has a large reedbed and many great crested newts.

Footpaths go through the site but there is no access to some steeply sloping areas.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Twywell Gullet". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  2. ^ "Map of Twywell Gullet". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Environmental Conservation & Greenspace - Twywell Hills and Dales". Rockingham Forest Trust. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Twywell Gullet citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
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