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Luton Chalk Sites
As well as our own nature reserves we have also been helping improve other sites for wildlife.
Bedfordshire Reserves Update - Dec 2022
The Bedfordshire Reserves Team have been as busy as ever. Here Senior Reserves Manager Aidan gives an overview of some of what's been going on across the county this year.
Small skipper
Often found basking on tall grasses, or buzzing between stems, the small skipper is a small, orange butterfly. It prefers rough grassland, verges and woodland edges.
Top Sites
Our recommended nature reserves
Brownfield vs. Greenfield Sites
People often suggest that development should be built on ‘brownfield sites’ and not encroach on ‘greenfield sites’. But it’s more complicated than it seems.
Small white
The small white is a common garden visitor. It is smaller than the similar large white, and has less black on its wingtips.
What are Local Wildlife Sites?
Protecting these important and vulnerable sites
Small heath
The small heath is the smallest of our brown butterflies and has a fluttering flight. It favours heathlands, as its name suggests, as well as other sunny habitats.
Small teasel
A prickly, tall plant, the Small teasel is closely related to the Common teasel, but has much smaller, more rounded flower heads. It prefers damp, open woodlands.
Small blue
The small blue's name is a little misleading: it is our smallest butterfly, but only shows a dusting of blue on brown wings. It is scarce, occurring on chalk grassland, mostly in southern…
Small copper
The small copper lives up to its name in both colour and size! Look out for it from April onwards in dry, sunny habitats like heathland, downland and woodland. It can be spotted in gardens, too.…