Greens Norton Pocket Park

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Greens Norton Pocket Park
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Greens Norton Pocket Park
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationGreens Norton, Northamptonshire
OS grid SP 664 492
Area2.0 hectares
Managed byGreens Norton Parish Council

Greens Norton Pocket Park is a 2-hectare (4.9-acre) Local Nature Reserve in Greens Norton in Northamptonshire. It is owned and managed by Green Norton Parish Council. [1] [2]

This former brick pit has a pond, wetland, grassland and woods. There are picnic tables and benches. [1] Fauna include barn owls, grass snakes, great crested newts and green woodpeckers. [3]

There is access by a bridleway from Bengal Lane and a footpath from Bury Hill.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Greens Norton Pocket Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. "Map of Greens Norton Pocket Park". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  3. "Greens Norton Pocket Park". Northamptonshire County Council. Archived from the original on 1 January 2017. Retrieved 19 March 2017.

Coordinates: 52°08′13″N1°01′52″W / 52.137°N 1.031°W / 52.137; -1.031