Sewell Cutting

It is owned by Central Bedfordshire Council and managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.

[1] The site was formerly part of the London North West Railway line, which closed in 1962.

[2] The banks provide a rich habitat for chalk grassland flowers, such as common spotted orchids and cowslips.

The south-facing slope has deep rooted plants such as hawkweed and scabious, while the sheltered north-facing slope has lush grasses.

[1] There is access from French's Avenue, and a footpath from the Cutting leads to Totternhoe Chalk Quarry Site of Special Scientific Interest.