The Meg
The Meg is a deciduous forest in Shillington, Central Bedfordshire, England. The Meg is situated nearby to the locality Clark’s Hill, as well as near Meg Point.Places of Interest
Highlights include Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit and Knocking Hoe.
Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit
Nature reserve
Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit is a 79-hectare nature reserve in Pegsdon in Bedfordshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
Knocking Hoe
Nature reserve
Photo: Dudley Miles, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Knocking Hoe is a 7.7-hectare National Nature Reserve and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Pegsdon in Bedfordshire. It is mentioned in A Nature Conservation Review.
Hexton Chalk Pit
Nature reserve
Hexton Chalk Pit is a 1.9-hectare nature reserve in Hexton in North Hertfordshire, managed by the Herts and Middlesex Wildlife Trust. It is grassland with steep slopes and many chalk-loving plants such as horseshoe vetch, yellow-wort, milkwort and rockrose.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pirton and Barton-le-Clay.
Pirton
Photo: RobThinks, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pirton is a village and civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. It lies 3 miles north-west of the town of Hitchin, and adjoins the border with Bedfordshire. At the 2021 census the parish had a population of 1,452.
Barton-le-Clay
Village
Photo: Tom Presland, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barton-le-Clay is a large village and a civil parish in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire, England, bordering Hertfordshire. In 2021 the parish had a population of 4,937.
Offley
Village
Photo: Pandaplodder, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Offley is a civil parish in the North Hertfordshire district of Hertfordshire, England. The main village is Great Offley, also known as Offley, which stands on a ridge of high ground.
The Meg
- Type: Deciduous forest
- Category: forest
- Location: Shillington, Central Bedfordshire, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
51.954° or 51° 57′ 14″ northLongitude
-0.3799° or 0° 22′ 48″ westOpen location code
9C3XXJ3C+H2OpenStreetMap ID
way 12832669OpenStreetMap feature
natural=wood
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