Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Northamptonshire |
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Grid reference | SP 773 701[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 413.1 hectares[1] |
Notification | 1984[1] |
Location map | [ Magic Map] |
Pitsford Water or Pitsford Reservoir is a 413 hectare reservoir and biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Brixworth in Northamptonshire.[1][2] It is owned by Anglian Water, which manages it as a water park for walking, cycling, fishing, sailing and birdwatching.[3] An area of 181 hectares north of the causeway which divides the reservoir is the Pitsford Water Nature Reserve, which is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[4]