Finedon Cally Banks
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Type | Nature reserve |
Location | Wellingborough, Northamptonshire |
OS grid | SP 902 712 |
Area | 2.5 hectares |
Managed by | Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire |
Finedon Cally Banks is a 2.5-hectare (6.2-acre) nature reserve north-east of Wellingborough in Northamptonshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[1]
The site was formerly used to burn ironstone to remove impurities, leaving a layer of calcine, which produces poor soil in which wildflowers flourish. The reserve also includes a stretch of railway embankment for transporting the iron ore. Flora include common spotted orchids, great reedmace, kidney vetch and meadowsweet.[1]
There is access by a footpath from Harrowden Lane and along the railway embankment from Finedon.
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References[edit]
- ^ a b "Finedon Cally Banks". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 17 April 2017.