Cooper's Hill, Bedfordshire Explained

Cooper's Hill
Aos:	Bedfordshire
Interest:	Biological
Area:	18.1 hectares
Notifydate:	1984
Map:	Magic Map

Cooper's Hill is an 18.1hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Ampthill in Bedfordshire. It was notified under Section 28 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 in 1984, and the planning authority is Central Bedfordshire Council.^{[1] [2]} A smaller area of 12.7 hectares is also a Local Nature Reserve,^{[3] [4]} Part of the site is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.^[5]

The site is described by Natural England as the best surviving example in Bedfordshire of heathland on the thin acidic soils of the Lower Greensand Ridge. It also has areas of marsh and woodland.^[1]

There is access from Alameda Road and Station Road.^[3]

References

1. Web site: Cooper's Hill citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 24 August 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304071404/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000484.pdf. 4 March 2016.
2. Web site: Map of Cooper's Hill. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 24 August 2015.
3. Web site: Coopers Hill - Bedfordshire SSSI. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 18 February 2013. 24 August 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304061600/http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=2&N=&ID=110. 4 March 2016.
4. Web site: Map of Coopers Hill - Bedfordshire SSSI. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 24 August 2015.
5. Web site: Cooper's Hill. Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. 24 August 2015.

External links

• Wildlife Trust of Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire website