Farthinghoe Nature Reserve
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| Type | Local Nature Reserve |
| Location | Farthinghoe, South Northamptonshire |
| OS grid | SP 516 403 |
| Area | 3.7 hectares |
| Managed by | Wildlife 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
[edit]- ^ a b "Farthinghoe". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ "Map of Farthinghoe". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Farthinghoe". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 21 December 2016.