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Bedfordshire
Chalk paths & river days.
9 remarkable places
Barton Hills National Nature ReserveA little less ordinary
Chalk escarpments, quiet river valleys and the green edges of the Chilterns.
The Wildland edit, Bedfordshire.
Worth the journey
01 / The leading story7.7Mixed-habitat reserve
Barton Hills National Nature Reserve
Barton-le-Clay, Bedfordshire, MK45 4LA
Chalk downland rises above Barton-le-Clay, giving way to beech woodland and the clear waters of Barton Springs. The reserve’s species-rich grassland is known for rare flowers and summer butterflies.
Nature & landscapes
Sharpenhoe Clappers
Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire, MK45 4SH
Nature & landscapes
Clophill Lakes Nature Reserve
Shefford Road, Beadlow, Bedfordshire SG17 5TR
Nature & landscapes
Knocking Hoe National Nature Reserve
Pegsdon, near Hitchin, SG5 3JU
Nature & landscapes
Fancott Woods and Meadows
Fancott, near Toddington, Bedfordshire LU5 6HT
03 / Layers of time
Places with a past.
The complete edit
Explore Bedfordshire
7.7Mixed-habitat reserve
Barton Hills National Nature Reserve
Barton-le-Clay, Bedfordshire, MK45 4LA
7.1Escarpment
Sharpenhoe Clappers
Sharpenhoe, Bedfordshire, MK45 4SH
6.4Mixed-habitat reserve
Clophill Lakes Nature Reserve
Shefford Road, Beadlow, Bedfordshire SG17 5TR
6.2Mixed-habitat reserve
Knocking Hoe National Nature Reserve
Pegsdon, near Hitchin, SG5 3JU
6.1Mixed-habitat reserve
Fancott Woods and Meadows
Fancott, near Toddington, Bedfordshire LU5 6HT
6.1Museum & collection
Stockwood Discovery Centre
London Road, Luton, Bedfordshire LU1 4LX
5.8Prehistoric
Mowsbury Hillfort
Ravensden, Bedford, MK41 8AN
5.5Unusual place
Woburn Safari Park
Crawley Road, Woburn, Ridgmont, Bedfordshire MK43 0TU
5.1Lake
Wardown Lake
Wardown Park, Luton, Bedfordshire
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