Henlow Common and Langford Meadows

Langford Meadows

Henlow Common and Langford Meadows is an 18.4 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Langford, and two miles north of Henlow, in Bedfordshire. It is owned and managed by Central Bedfordshire Council.^[1]^[2] Henlow Common is common land.^[3]

This site on the bank of the River Ivel is mainly grassland with areas of scrub and bushes. There are also some native trees and a stream, which make it an important area for wildlife. Plants include marsh marigolds and there are kingfishers and the river bank has otters and water voles.^[1]

There is access from Langford Road and by a footpath from the High Street.

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References

1 2 "Henlow Common and Langford Meadows". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
↑ "Map of Henlow Common and Langford Meadows". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
↑ "Langford Henlow Common". Common Land in England. Retrieved 4 October 2015.

Coordinates: 52°03′02″N 0°16′27″W / 52.05069°N 0.274043°W / 52.05069; -0.274043

Local Nature Reserves in Bedfordshire

Bedford	Bromham Lake Browns Wood Fenlake Meadows Harrold-Odell Country Park Hill Rise Mowsbury Hill Park Wood Putnoe Wood

Central Bedfordshire	Cooper's Hill Cottage Bottom Fields Flitton Moor Flitwick Wood Henlow Common and Langford Meadows Kings Wood and Glebe Meadows Marston Thrift Maulden Church Meadow The Riddy Stotfold Mill Meadows Totternhoe Knolls

Luton	Galley and Warden Hills

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