Glapthorn Cow Pasture

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|name= Glapthorn Cow Pasture

|aos= Northamptonshire

|interest=Biological

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|area= 28.2 hectares

|notifydate= 1986

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Glapthorn Cow Pasture is a {{convert|28.2|hectare|acre|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Oundle in Northamptonshire.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003695&SiteName=glapthorn&countyCode=&responsiblePerson=&SeaArea=&IFCAArea= |title=Designated Sites View: Glapthorn Cow Pasture | series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 23 April 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271003695%27 |title=Map of Glapthorn Cow Pasture|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 23 April 2017}} It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.{{cite web|url= http://www.wildlifebcn.org/reserves/glapthorn-cow-pastures |title= Glapthorn Cow Pastures |publisher= Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire |access-date= 23 April 2017}}

This site has ash and maple woodland, and dense blackthorn scrub. It is described by Natural England as one of the most important sites in Britain for the black hairstreak butterfly, which requires a habitat of prunus species such as blackthorn. The scrub also provides nesting sites for nightingales.{{cite web|url=http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1003695.pdf |title=Glapthorn Cow Pasture citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 23 April 2017}}

There is an entrance to the site at the south-east corner.