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Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits

Open accessin a country park open to the public

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Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits is one of 54 Sites of Special Scientific Interest in Northamptonshire. None of the SSSIs in the county is larger. For arrivals by rail, Wellingborough Station is about 1 km to the south. Other nature reserves nearby include Irchester Country Park and Sywell Country Park.

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Photo of Irchester Country Park, a country park near Earls Barton, Northamptonshire, central England.

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Photo of Chichele College, Higham Ferrers, a landmark near Felmersham, Northamptonshire, central England.

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Photo of St Mary, Wellingborough, a church in Northamptonshire, central England.

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Photo of All Saints' Church, Earls Barton, a church in Northamptonshire, central England.

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Photo of St Peter, Lowick, a church in Northamptonshire, central England.

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