| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Location | Northamptonshire |
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| Grid reference | SP 944 775 |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 17.1 hectares |
| Notification | 1989 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Twywell Gullet is a 17.1-hectare (42-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Kettering in Northamptonshire. It is part of the 54.6 hectare Twywell Hills and Dales nature reserve, which is managed by a partnership of the Woodland Trust and the Rockingham Forest Trust. The site is in turn a small part of the former royal hunting Rockingham Forest.
Twywell Gullet is a former ironstone quarry which has deep cuttings with steeply sloping banks. It has species-rich limestone grassland on the slopes and ponds and scrub in the bottoms. There are a number of uncommon ground nesting bees and wasps, and beetles include the nationally rare ruddy darter. There is a large pond which has a large reedbed and many great crested newts.
Footpaths go through the site but there is no access to some steeply sloping areas.
References
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Twywell Gullet". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- "Map of Twywell Gullet". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- "Environmental Conservation & Greenspace - Twywell Hills and Dales". Rockingham Forest Trust. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- "Twywell Gullet citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
52°23′17″N 0°36′50″W / 52.388°N 0.614°W / 52.388; -0.614
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