Kings Wood and Glebe Meadows, Houghton Conquest

Kings Wood and Glebe Meadows is a 36.1-hectare (89-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest in Houghton Conquest in Bedfordshire.

A local teenage boy, Peter Sollars, discovered many rich communities of plants there, including a number of rare species, e.g. Butcher's Broom, Small Teasel and Green Hellebore in the wood, and combinations of Lady's Bedstraw, Spiny Restharrow, Great Burnet, Adders Tongue Fern and Cowslips in the meadows.

The County Botanist at the time, John Dony, was notified of his findings, which were confirmed by a site visit with Peter .

[3][4] This site has ash and maple woodland on heavy clay, a habitat which has become rare in lowland England.

Glebe Meadows has a rich variety of species due to its traditional management, and there are also some small ponds and mature hedgerows.