The Riddy, Sandy

Name: The Riddy
Address: Sandy, United Kingdom

#1 among attractions in Sandy

Top attraction, Park, Relax in park

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The Riddy is an 8.4 hectare flood meadow and Local Nature Reserve located in Sandy, Bedfordshire, United Kingdom, bordering the River Ivel. Owned by Sandy Town Council but managed by both the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire and Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity, the 7.7 hectares site gains its name from a small stream which flows through the eastern end of the reserve. The different habitats in the Riddy support a diverse range of species, including a multiplicity of grasses and flowering plants in the meadows, aquatic plants and water voles which inhabit the ditches, ponds and stream, and birds which feed and hunt across the reserve. ()

Elevation: 69 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 52°7'26"N, 0°17'44"W

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The Riddy – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Church of St Leonard, John O'Gaunt Golf Club, Church of St Andrew, Willington Dovecote and Stables.

3.3 miSW
Church
Church of St Leonard
85 min walk • The Abbey Church of St Leonard of Old Warden is a Grade I listed church in Old Warden, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 31 October 1966.
3.3 miE
Golf
John O'Gaunt Golf Club, Potton
84 min walk • John O'Gaunt Golf Club is a golf club, located two-and-a-half miles to the north-east of Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, England, just north of the village of Sutton. It was established in 1948. As of 1995 the course measured 6,513 yards.
2.8 miSE
Church
Church of St Andrew, Biggleswade
72 min walk • St Andrew's Church is the Anglican parish church for the town of Biggleswade in Bedfordshire, England. The church is Grade II* listed and comes under the Diocese of St Albans.
3.9 miW
Museum, Historical place
Willington Dovecote and Stables
99 min walk • Willington Dovecote & Stables is a National Trust property located in Willington, near Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. Both buildings are Grade I listed. The property is a 16th-century stable and stone dovecote, which contains nesting boxes for over 1500 pigeons.
1.4 miE
Park
The Lodge RSPB reserve
36 min walk • RSPB The Lodge is a nature reserve run by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, named after the building there, The Lodge, which is their headquarters. It is located south-east of the town of Sandy, Bedfordshire, in England.
3.4 miE
Bridge
Packhorse bridge
86 min walk • A packhorse bridge is a bridge intended to carry packhorses across a river or stream. Typically a packhorse bridge consists of one or more narrow masonry arches, and has low parapets so as not to interfere with the panniers borne by the horses.
2.7 miNW
Bridge
Great Barford Bridge, Great Barford
70 min walk • The early fifteenth century Great Barford Bridge, sometimes called simply Barford Bridge, spans the River Great Ouse at Great Barford, Bedfordshire. It is an arch bridge with seventeen arches, originally built from limestone and sandstone.
2.7 miNE
Church
Church of St Mary
70 min walk • Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed church in Everton, Bedfordshire, England. It became a listed building on 26 November 1986. Its most famous rector was John Berridge, an early Methodist leader.
2.6 miSW
52°5'23"N • 0°19'22"W
The Shuttleworth Collection, Biggleswade
68 min walk • Specialty museum, Garden, Park
3 miSE
Cemetery
Biggleswade Cemetery, Biggleswade
76 min walk • Biggleswade Cemetery was the main burial ground for the town of Biggleswade in Bedfordshire. Opening in 1869, the cemetery is located on Drove Road and since 1986 has been closed for burials except for interment in family plots.
3 miN
City hall
Tempsford Hall
77 min walk • Tempsford Hall is a country house in Tempsford, Bedfordshire.