Wilson's Pits

Wilson's Pits is a 32 hectare nature reserve west of Higham Ferrers in Northamptonshire.

[1] It is part of the Upper Nene Valley Gravel Pits Site of Special Scientific Interest,[2][3] Ramsar internationally important wetland site[4] and Special Protection Area under the EC Birds Directive.

[5] This site has three lakes in former gravel pits, and it also has areas of grassland and scrub.

There are diverse bird species, and flora such as ragged-robin, brooklime, common spotted orchid and creeping jenny.

[1] There is access from the Nene Way long distance footpath, but as of March 2017 it is closed while works are carried out to widen an adjacent roundabout.