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Harlestone Heath

Coordinates: 52°16′30″N 0°56′42″W / 52.275°N 0.945°W / 52.275; -0.945
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Harlestone Heath
Harlestone Heath south
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TypeNature reserve
LocationNorthampton
OS gridSP 721 646
Area2.6 hectares
Managed byWildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

Harlestone Heath is a 2.6-hectare (6.4-acre) nature reserve north-west of Northampton in Northamptonshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[1]

The site is two narrow strips on either side of the Northampton loop railway line between Northampton and Rugby, with a tunnel connecting the strips. A stream runs along the north-east boundary. It is acid heathland, which is rare in the county. Birds include green woodpeckers and siskins, and there are butterflies such as brown arguses and speckled woods.[1]

There is access by footpaths from Harlestone Road through the Firs conifer plantation.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Harlestone Heath". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 13 March 2017.

52°16′30″N 0°56′42″W / 52.275°N 0.945°W / 52.275; -0.945