Cottage Bottom Fields
Nature reserve in Bedfordshire, England
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Cottage Bottom Fields is a 14.1 hectare local nature reserve in Dunstable in Bedfordshire. It is owned and managed by Central Bedfordshire Council.[1][2]
The site is chalk grassland on a steep slope, and the wide variety of flowers include what may be the largest population of pignut in the country. Birds include Northern wheatears, European stonechat, whinchat and ring ouzels.[1]
There is access from Dunstable Road.[1]
See also
- Countryside sites in South Central Bedfordshire, Central Bedfordshire Council
References
- ^ a b c "Cottage Bottom Fields". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 18 February 2013. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Map of Cottage Bottom Fields". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
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