Hexton Chalk Pit
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Hexton Chalk Pit is a 1.9-hectare (4.7-acre) 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. There are five species of orchid and a large colony of chalkhill blue butterflies. The site has extensive views over the countryside.
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Location: 51.957, -0.3897, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
28 places
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Bedford Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters ⓘ
British Cold War command centre in Bedfordshire -

Hemel Hempstead Dacorum Borough Council Emergency Centre ⓘ
civil defence centre in Hertfordshire -

Hertford bunker ⓘ
Cold War control bunker in Hertford, UK -

Luton County Borough Control ⓘ
civil defence centre in Bedfordshire, UK -

St Albans City and District Council Emergency Centre ⓘ
civil defence centre in Hertfordshire -

Grotto 130 Metres To South Of Ascott House ⓘ
grotto in Wing, Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England, UK -

Royston Cave ⓘ
Grade I listed building in North Hertfordshire, England, UK -

Scott's Grotto ⓘ
Grade I listed building in Ware, East Hertfordshire, England, UK
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The Grotto ⓘ
grotto in Woburn, Central Bedfordshire, England, UK -

Ashwell Quarry and Quarry Springs ⓘ
quarry in the UK -

Barkway Chalk Pit ⓘ
Nature reserve in North Hertfordshire -
Castle Lime Works Quarry ⓘ
Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hertfordshire -

Disused quarry ⓘ
former quarry in Harlington, Bedfordshire, England, UK -

Hexton Chalk Pit ⓘ
chalk quarry in the UK -

Hill End Pit ⓘ
Nature reserve in North Hertfordshire -

Kensworth Chalk Pit ⓘ
131.3 hectare geological site of Special Scientific Interest -

Moor Mill Quarry, West ⓘ
Site of Special Scientific Interest in Hertfordshire -
Pitstone Quarry ⓘ
quarry in the UK -

Sundon Chalk Quarry ⓘ
quarry in the UK -

Sundon Quarry ⓘ
quarry in Bedfordshire, England, UK -
Totternhoe Chalk Quarry ⓘ
quarry in the UK -

Ampthill Tunnel ⓘ
Railway tunnel in Bedfordshire, England -

Linslade Tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in England -

Northchurch Tunnels ⓘ
railway tunnel in the UK -

Old Warden Tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in the UK -

Welwyn North Tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in the UK -

Welwyn South Tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in the UK -

Weston Hills Tunnel ⓘ
road tunnel near the nature reserve
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| site | bunker | Bedford Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters | Royal Observer Corps, Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Hemel Hempstead Dacorum Borough Council Emergency Centre | Dacorum Borough Council, civil defense center | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Hertford bunker | bunker | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | Luton County Borough Control | Bedfordshire County Council, civil defense center | Wikidata | |
| site | bunker | St Albans City and District Council Emergency Centre | St Albans City and District Council, civil defense center | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Grotto 130 Metres To South Of Ascott House | grotto | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Royston Cave | grotto, cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Scott's Grotto | shell grotto | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | The Grotto | grotto | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Ashwell Quarry and Quarry Springs | quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Barkway Chalk Pit | chalk quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Castle Lime Works Quarry | quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Disused quarry | quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Hexton Chalk Pit | chalk quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Hill End Pit | chalk quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Kensworth Chalk Pit | chalk quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Moor Mill Quarry, West | quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Pitstone Quarry | quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Sundon Chalk Quarry | quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Sundon Quarry | quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Totternhoe Chalk Quarry | quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Ampthill Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Linslade Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Northchurch Tunnels | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Old Warden Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Welwyn North Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Welwyn South Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Weston Hills Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Hexton Chalk Pit - Flickr - Bennyboymothman | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Hexton Chalk Pit - Flickr - Bennyboymothman (1) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Hexton Chalk Pit - Flickr - Bennyboymothman (2) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Mullein Moth Caterpillars - Flickr - Bennyboymothman | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Hexton Chalk Pit 9 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Hexton Chalk Pit 15 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Hexton Chalk Pit 11 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Hexton Chalk Pit 10 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Hexton Chalk Pit 4 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Hexton Chalk Pit 5 | Commons | ||



