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Bedfordshire Greensand Ridge is an Greensand Ridge Walk
/ref> In 2009, the Greensand Ridge Local Action Group was formed to help enhance and develop the Greensand Ridge area. The Group bid for funding from the Rural Development Programme for England and were successful. Since 2009, the Greensand Ridge Rural Development Programme, delivered by Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity, has awarded grants to businesses and organisations which meet their objectives.
Natural England - Bedfordshire Greensand Ridge
Defra: JCA 090: Bedfordshire Greensand Ridge
Greensand Ridge Path
Greensand Ridge Walk
Details about the Greensand Ridge Local Action Group and funding
Escarpments of England Long-distance footpaths in England Natural regions of England Footpaths in Buckinghamshire Footpaths in Bedfordshire Footpaths in Cambridgeshire Landforms of Buckinghamshire Landforms of Bedfordshire Landforms of Cambridgeshire Ridges of England {{UK-trail-stub
Bedfordshire Greensand Ridge is an escarpment
An escarpment is a steep slope or long cliff that forms as a result of faulting or erosion and separates two relatively level areas having different elevations.
The terms ''scarp'' and ''scarp face'' are often used interchangeably with ''esca ...
which runs through Buckinghamshire, Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire (; abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. The county has been administered by three unitary authorities, Borough of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Borough of Luton, since Bedfordshire County Council ...
, and Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a county in the East of England, bordering Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfordshire to the south, and Bedfordshire and Northamptonshire to the ...
in the south and east of England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...
. A pathway runs along the ridge from Leighton Buzzard to Gamlingay
Gamlingay is a village and civil parish in the South Cambridgeshire district of Cambridgeshire, England about west southwest of the county town of Cambridge.
The 2011 census gives the village's population as 3,247 and the civil parish's as 3,5 ...
./ref> In 2009, the Greensand Ridge Local Action Group was formed to help enhance and develop the Greensand Ridge area. The Group bid for funding from the Rural Development Programme for England and were successful. Since 2009, the Greensand Ridge Rural Development Programme, delivered by Bedfordshire Rural Communities Charity, has awarded grants to businesses and organisations which meet their objectives.
See also
*Greensand Ridge
The Greensand Ridge, also known as the Wealden Greensand is an extensive, prominent, often wooded, mixed greensand/sandstone escarpment in south-east England. Forming part of the Weald, a former dense forest in Sussex, Surrey and Kent, it r ...
, a similarly named ridge in Surrey, Sussex and Kent
References
Natural England - Bedfordshire Greensand Ridge
Defra: JCA 090: Bedfordshire Greensand Ridge
External links
Greensand Ridge Path
Greensand Ridge Walk
Details about the Greensand Ridge Local Action Group and funding
Escarpments of England Long-distance footpaths in England Natural regions of England Footpaths in Buckinghamshire Footpaths in Bedfordshire Footpaths in Cambridgeshire Landforms of Buckinghamshire Landforms of Bedfordshire Landforms of Cambridgeshire Ridges of England {{UK-trail-stub