Old Warden Tunnel nature reserve

This article is about the nature reserve. For the disused railway tunnel, see Old Warden Tunnel.

Old Warden Tunnel nature reserve is a 3.8 hectare nature reserve near Old Warden in Bedfordshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. The site is on top of a disused railway tunnel, Old Warden Tunnel.[1]

The site has oak and ash woodland with mature blackthorn and hawthorn bushes, and a steep cutting with grassland and scrub. Flowers include dwarf thistle and pyramidal orchid, and the scrub provides nesting sites for birds.[1]

There is access by a track from Southill Road.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Old Warden Tunnel". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 23 March 2016.

Coordinates: 52°05′20″N 0°22′34″W / 52.0889°N 0.3762°W / 52.0889; -0.3762

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