The Plens

Nature reserve in the United Kingdom

The Plens

The Plens lightly covered in snow

Type| Nature reserve
Location| Desborough, Northamptonshire
OS grid| SP 809 839
Area| 5 hectares
Managed by| Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

The Plens is a 5 hectare nature reserve in Desborough in Northamptonshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[1]

Former use as a quarry and a railway line have created steep slopes and varied habitats, with grassland, hawthorn scrub, woodland and herbs. Flowers include wild basil, bladder campion, moschatel and bird's-foot-trefoil. There is a diverse range of invertebrates, particularly butterflies.[2]

There is access from Ironwood Avenue.

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## References

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1. ^ "The Plens". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Archived from the original on 23 December 2016. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
2. ^ "Welcome to The Plens Nature Reserve" (PDF). Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 12 February 2017.

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Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

Bedfordshire|

| Bedford|

* Begwary Brook
* Cople Pits
* Felmersham Gravel Pits
* Pavenham Osier Beds
* Sewell Cutting
* Sharnbrook Summit
* Wymington Meadow

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Central Bedfordshire|

* Arlesey Old Moat and Glebe Meadows
* Barton Gravel Pit
* Blow's Downs
* Cooper's Hill
* Cut-throat Meadow
* Dropshort Marsh
* Fancott Woods and Meadows
* Flitwick Moor
* King's Wood and Rammamere Heath
* Lancot Meadow
* Landpark Wood
* Old Warden Tunnel
* Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit
* The Riddy
* Sallowsprings
* Totternhoe

Cambridgeshire|

| Cambridge|

* Cherry Hinton Chalk Pits
* Skaters' Meadow

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East Cambridgeshire|

* Chettisham Meadow
* Doghouse Grove
* Fordham Woods
* Ouse Washes
* Soham Meadow

Fenland|

* Lattersey
* Norwood Road

Huntingdonshire|

* Arthur's Meadow
* Brampton Wood
* Gamsey Wood
* Godmanchester
* Grafham Water
* Great Fen
* Houghton Meadows
* Lady's Wood
* Pingle Cutting
* Raveley Wood
* Shepherd's Close
* Upwood Meadows
* Waresley and Gransden Woods
* Wistow Wood
* Woodwalton Marsh

Peterborough|

* Dogsthorpe Star Pit
* Southorpe Meadow
* Southorpe Paddock
* Stanground Newt Ponds
* Stanground Wash
* Thorpe Wood
* Wansford Pasture & Standen's Pasture
* Woodston Ponds

South Cambridgeshire|

* Beechwoods
* Buff Wood
* Cambourne
* Fulbourn Fen
* Gamlingay Cinques
* Gamlingay Wood
* Hardwick Wood
* Hayley Wood
* Lower Wood
* Overhall Grove
* Shepreth L Moor
* Trumpington Meadows

Northamptonshire|

| North Northamptonshire|

* Barford Wood and Meadows
* Collyweston Quarries
* Ditchford Lakes and Meadows
* Finedon Cally Banks
* Glapthorn Cow Pastures
* Great Oakley Meadow
* Higham Ferrers Pits
* Irthlingborough Lakes and Meadows
* King's Wood
* Old Sulehay
* The Plens
* Rothwell Gullet
* Short Wood and Southwick Wood
* Southfield Farm Marsh
* Stoke Wood End Quarter
* Summer Leys
* Tailby Meadow
* Titchmarsh
* Wicksteed Park
* Wilson's Pits

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West Northamptonshire|

* Abington Meadows
* Barnes Meadow
* Boddington Meadow
* Bradlaugh Fields
* Bugbrooke Meadow
* Duston Mill Meadow
* Farthinghoe
* Grafton Regis Meadow
* Harlestone Heath
* High Wood and Meadow
* Kingsthorpe Meadow
* Lings
* Mill Crook
* Pitsford Water Nature Reserve
* Ramsden Corner
* Stoke Bruerne Brick Pits
* Storton's Pits
* Woodford Halse

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