Forests & woodlands · East Midlands
Twywell Hills and Dales
In or near Woodford.
Twywell Hills and Dales is a forest or woodland in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Wicksteed Park · 6.4 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Twywell Hills and Dales, the nearest railway station is Wicksteed Park, located 6.4 km away. Entry is free, and the postcode for sat-nav is NN14 3AN.
About
Twywell Hills and Dales is a named forest, woodland or nature reserve in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 52.3885°, -0.6143°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Twywell Gullet SSSI
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
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.
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- Coordinates
- 52.3885, -0.6143
- District
- North Northamptonshire
- Parish
- Twywell
- Postcode
- NN14 3AN
- Parliamentary constituency
- Corby and East Northamptonshire
- Nearest railway station
- Wicksteed Park — 6.4 km
- Official site
- www.rockingham-forest-trust.org.uk
Sources
- osm: w102181199 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Twywell Gullet (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Twywell Gullet 5.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Twywell Hills and Dales?
- Twywell Hills and Dales is in the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode NN14 3AN), in the parish of Twywell.
- What is Twywell Hills and Dales?
- Twywell Hills and Dales is a forest or woodland in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Twywell Hills and Dales?
- The nearest railway station is Wicksteed Park, about 6.4 km away. Drivers can use postcode NN14 3AN.
- Is Twywell Hills and Dales a protected site?
- Yes — Twywell Hills and Dales is part of the Twywell Gullet SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Twywell Hills and Dales free to visit?
- Yes, Twywell Hills and Dales is free to enter.
- How do I get to Twywell Hills and Dales?
- The nearest railway station is Wicksteed Park, about 6.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode NN14 3AN.