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Marston Thrift
is a 37.4-hectare (92-acre) biological
Site of Special Scientific Interest
between
Marston Moretaine
and
Cranfield
in
Bedfordshire
. It was notified in 1984 under Section 28 of the
Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
, and the local planning authority is
Central Bedfordshire Council
.
[1]
[2]
It is also a
Local Nature Reserve
, which extends to a larger area of 55.8 hectares.
[3]
[4]
The site is ash and maple woodland on heavy clay, a habitat which has become scarce in lowland England. It also has areas of damp grassland, and a grassland valley. It is an important site for butterflies, including the rare
black hairstreak
.
[1]
[3]
There is access from a car park at Wood End,
[3]
and by footpaths from Cranfield and Marston Moretaine.
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52°03′54″N
0°34′59″W
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52.065°N 0.583°W
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52.065; -0.583