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Bedfordshire RIGS and other important sites



Click on the solid geology map site numbers or the sites keys to find out about the important sites in Bedfordshire (RIGS numbered in black, others in green). There is a key to the solid geology at the bottom of this page.




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RIGS Key (black numbers):


  1. Barton Hills
  2. Bromham Bridge
  3. Broom Quarry
  4. Cainhoe Quarry
  5. Chamberlain's Barn Quarry
  6. Churchways Quarry
  7. Deepdale Quarry
  8. Dunstable and Whipsnade Downs
  9. Munday's Hill Quarry
  10. New Trees Quarry
  11. Ouzel Valley
  12. Quest Pit
  13. River Ivel Walk
  14. Segenhoe Church
  15. Smithcombe, Sharpenhoe and Sundon Hills
  16. St. Mary's Church, Clophill
  17. St. Nicholas' Church, Barton-le-Clay
  18. Stockgrove Country Park
  19. The Lodge, Sandy
  20. The Pinnacle
  21. Tiddenfoot and Ledburn


Key to other important sites (green numbers):


  1. Biddenham Pit (SSSI)
  2. Double Arches Pit (SSSI)
  3. Kensworth Quarry (SSSI and Educational)
  4. Nine Acres Pit (SSSI)
  5. Scout Hut Quarry, Potton (Educational)
  6. Totternhoe Stone Pit (SSSI)

Please note that the links for the SSSIs go directly to the Natural England website pages for those sites.





Bedfordshire Solid Geology key
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