Cottage Bottom Fields Explained

Cottage Bottom Fields is a 14.1 hectare local nature reserve in Dunstable in Bedfordshire. It is owned and managed by Central Bedfordshire Council.^{[1] [2]}

The site is chalk grassland on a steep slope, and the wide variety of flowers include what may be the largest population of pignut in the country. Birds include Northern wheatears, European stonechat, whinchat and ring ouzels.^[1]

There is access from Dunstable Road.^[1]

See also

• Countryside sites in South Central Bedfordshire, Central Bedfordshire Council

References

51.8747°N -0.49°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cottage Bottom Fields. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 18 February 2013. 23 September 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150925093828/http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=0&N=&ID=702. 25 September 2015.
2. Web site: Map of Cottage Bottom Fields. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 23 September 2015.