Barton Hills National Nature Reserve

Barton Hills National Nature Reserve is a nature reserve in England, United Kingdom. Barton Hills National Nature Reserve is situated nearby to the locality Church End, as well as near the village Barton-le-Clay.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hexton Chalk Pit and Ravensburgh Castle.

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.

Ravensburgh Castle

Archaeological site

Photo: Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ravensburgh Castle is an archaeological site.

Church of St Nicholas, Barton le Clay

Church

Photo: Humphrey Bolton, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Church of St Nicholas is a Grade I listed church in Barton le Clay, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 3 February 1967.

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.