4-774: Pegsdon Hills and Hoo Bit is a 79-hectare (200-acre) nature reserve in Pegsdon in Bedfordshire . It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire . The site is on the border between Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire , and it covers Pegsdon Hills and part of the adjacent Deacon Hill in Bedfordshire, and Hoo Bit in Hertfordshire. It is in the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty , and part of
8-598: Is access from Hitchin Road. 51°57′10″N 0°22′08″W / 51.9529°N 0.3689°W / 51.9529; -0.3689 Pegsdon Pegsdon is a hamlet located in the Central Bedfordshire district of Bedfordshire , England. It is part of the Shillington civil parish , and is almost encircled by the county border with Hertfordshire . Pegsdon Hills are located south and east of Pegsdon. They form
12-588: The north-eastern end of the Chiltern Hills , and are managed as a nature reserve by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire . They adjoin Deacon Hill , and Deacon Hill and half of Pegsdon Hills are designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest . Knocking Hoe is accessed by a footpath from Hitchin Road. It is a national nature reserve and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. This Bedfordshire location article
16-461: The site is designated by Natural England as the Deacon Hill SSSI ( Site of Special Scientific Interest ). The site has wildflower meadows in chalk hills, including orchids and moschatels . There are butterflies such as dingy and grizzled skippers , Birds include wheatears and skylarks , and herbs such as marjoram and wild thyme. Hoo Bit is a flower meadow surrounded by woodland. There
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