List of Local Nature Reserves in Cambridgeshire

Byron's Pool

There are 27 Local Nature Reserves in Cambridgeshire.

Local government is divided between Cambridgeshire County Council and Peterborough City Council, which is a separate unitary authority. Under the county council, there are five district councils, Cambridge City Council, South Cambridgeshire District Council, East Cambridgeshire District Council, Huntingdonshire District Council and Fenland District Council.[1]

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Sites

Site Photograph Area[lower-alpha 1] Location[lower-alpha 2] Borough Other classifications Map[lower-alpha 3] Details[lower-alpha 4] Description
Barnwell East Barnwell East 2.6 hectares (6.4 acres) Cambridge
52°12′11″N 0°09′41″E / 52.203°N 0.1614°E / 52.203; 0.1614 (Barnwell East)
TL 478 583 		Cambridge Map Details The site has woodland, a pond, scrub and grassland. Flora include blackthorns, hawthorns and bee orchids, there are birds such as blackcaps and willow warblers, and common blue and meadow brown butterflies.[3]
Barnwell West Barnwell II West 3.8 hectares (9.4 acres) Cambridge
52°12′14″N 0°09′41″E / 52.204°N 0.1614°E / 52.204; 0.1614 (Barnwell II West)
TL 478 584 		Cambridge Map Details This is a linear site along Coldhams Brook, which is managed to encourage water voles. There are birds such as kingfishers, redwings and fieldfares, and butterflies include speckled woods and orange tips.[4]
Beechwoods, TheThe Beechwoods The Beechwoods 9.8 hectares (24 acres) Cambridge
52°10′01″N 0°10′12″E / 52.167°N 0.1700°E / 52.167; 0.1700 (The Beechwoods)
TL 485 545 		Cambridge WTBCN Map Details
Boardwalks, TheThe Boardwalks The Boardwalks 7.8 hectares (19 acres) Peterborough
52°34′08″N 0°15′37″W / 52.569°N 0.2604°W / 52.569; -0.2604 (The Boardwalks)
TL 180 982 		Peterborough Map Details The site runs along the north bank of the River Nene. It has ponds with water beetles, frogs, toads and smooth newts. Bats nest in large willows, and birds include herons and woodpeckers.[5]
Bramblefields Bramblefields 2.1 hectares (5.2 acres) Cambridge
52°13′26″N 0°09′15″E / 52.224°N 0.1543°E / 52.224; 0.1543 (Bramblefields)
TL 472 606 		Cambridge Map Details
Byron's Pool Byron's Pool 4.4 hectares (11 acres) Grantchester
52°10′01″N 0°08′09″E / 52.167°N 0.1358°E / 52.167; 0.1358 (Byron's Pool)
TL 461 542 		Cambridge Map Details The site is named after Lord Byron, who used to swim in the pool. It is a linear pond and woodland next to the River Cam. Birds include little grebes and grey wagtails, and there are frogs, butterflies, damselflies and dragonflies.[6]
Coldham's Common Coldham's Common 49.3 hectares (122 acres) Cambridge
52°12′22″N 0°09′10″E / 52.206°N 0.1527°E / 52.206; 0.1527 (Coldham's Common)
TL 472 586 		Cambridge Map Details This site has areas of unimproved grassland, which have anthills of yellow meadow ants.[7] There is also scrub and woodland. Flora includes spiny rest harrow, upright brome and bee orchid.[8]
Dogsthorpe Star Pit Dogsthorpe Star Pit 36.7 hectares (91 acres) Peterborough
52°36′29″N 0°12′36″W / 52.608°N 0.2101°W / 52.608; -0.2101 (Dogsthorpe Star Pit)
TF 213 026 		Peterborough SSSI, WTBCN Map Details
East Pit East Pit 12.9 hectares (32 acres) Cherry Hinton
52°10′52″N 0°10′12″E / 52.181°N 0.17000°E / 52.181; 0.17000 (East Pit)
TL 484 558 		Cambridge SSSI,[9] WTBCN[10] Map Details This site a variety of habitats, including grassland and woodland with ash trees, field maple and cherries. The area was designated an SSSI because it has four rare plants, three of which are listed in the British Red List of Threatened Species. These are great pignut, moon carrot and grape hyacinth.[9]
Eye Green Eye Green 12.0 hectares (30 acres) Eye Green
52°36′52″N 0°11′05″W / 52.6145°N 0.1847°W / 52.6145; -0.1847 (Eye Green)
TF 230 034 		Peterborough Map Details This site was formerly brick workings, and a large area is now filled by a lake. Reeds and scrub line much of the shore, providing cover for water birds such coots and moorhens, while dunnock and great tits nest in dense scrub. There is grassland with many flowers, and diverse invertebrate species.[11]
Grimeshaw Wood Grimeshaw Wood 16.8 hectares (42 acres) Peterborough
52°35′38″N 0°17′20″W / 52.594°N 0.2889°W / 52.594; -0.2889 (Grimeshaw Wood)
TF 160 010 		Peterborough Map Details This site is ancient woodland in three adjacent areas. Flora include nettle-leaved bellflowers, and there are resident pipistrelle bats.[12]
Isleham Isleham Nature Reserve 1.1 hectares (2.7 acres) Isleham
52°19′41″N 0°24′07″E / 52.328°N 0.4019°E / 52.328; 0.4019 (Isleham)
TL 637 726 		East Cambridgeshire Map Details This is a stretch of a former railway line. It is grassland and hedgerows with a wide variety of fauna and flora. There are flowering plants such as field scabious, greater knapweed, St John's wort, wild marjoram and bladder campion.[13]
Kingston and Bourn Old Railway Kingston and Bourn Old Railway 1.9 hectares (4.7 acres) Toft
52°11′06″N 0°02′34″W / 52.185°N 0.04283°W / 52.185; -0.04283 (Kingston and Bourn Old Railway)
TL 339 559 		South Cambridgeshire Map Details
Lattersey Field Lattersey Field 11.9 hectares (29 acres) Whittlesey
52°33′07″N 0°06′38″W / 52.552°N 0.1106°W / 52.552; -0.1106 (Lattersey Field)
TL 282 966 		Fenland WTBCN Map Details
Limekiln Close and West Pit Limekiln Close and West Pit 2.9 hectares (7.2 acres) Cherry Hinton
52°10′56″N 0°10′14″E / 52.1823°N 0.1706°E / 52.1823; 0.1706 (Limekiln Close and West Pit)
TL 485 560 		Cambridge SSSI, WTBCN Map Details
Little Downham Little Downham 6.6 hectares (16 acres) Little Downham
52°25′37″N 0°14′02″E / 52.427°N 0.2340°E / 52.427; 0.2340 (Little Downham)
TL 524 834 		East Cambridgeshire Map Details The site consists of three areas of land, Pingle Wood, Myles Meadow and The Holts. Myles Meadow has two ponds and is seasonally grazed by cattle. Holts Meadow has a pond with many dragonflies and damselflies, including the emperor and scarce chaser dragonflies.[14]
Little Paxton Pits Little Paxton Pits 60.0 hectares (148 acres) Little Paxton
52°15′29″N 0°14′36″W / 52.258°N 0.2433°W / 52.258; -0.2433 (Little Paxton Pits)
TL 200 637 		Huntingdonshire SSSI Map Details
Logan's Meadow Logan's Meadow 1.1 hectares (2.7 acres) Cambridge
52°12′43″N 0°08′26″E / 52.212°N 0.1406°E / 52.212; 0.1406 (Logan's Meadow)
TL 463 592 		Cambridge Map Details
Mare Fen Mare Fen 16.3 hectares (40 acres) Swavesey
52°18′32″N 0°00′08″E / 52.309°N 0.0022°E / 52.309; 0.0022 (Mare Fen)
TL 366 698 		South Cambridgeshire Map Details
Melwood Melwood 0.6 hectares (1.5 acres) Meldreth
52°05′42″N 0°00′40″E / 52.095°N 0.01104°E / 52.095; 0.01104 (Melwood)
TL 378 459 		South Cambridgeshire YES Map Details This is a woodland site next to the River Mel, with trees such as ash, hawthorn, sycamore, beech and silver birch. Ground flora include dog violet and cow parsley, while traveller's joy provides food for moths. Tawny owls and pipistrelle bats roost on ivy.[15]
Nine Wells Nine Wells 1.2 hectares (3.0 acres) Great Shelford
52°10′01″N 0°08′05″E / 52.167°N 0.1348°E / 52.167; 0.1348 (Nine Wells)
TL 461 542 		Cambridge Map Details
Paradise Paradise 2.2 hectares (5.4 acres) Cambridge
52°11′38″N 0°06′51″E / 52.194°N 0.1141°E / 52.194; 0.1141 (Paradise)
TL 446 572 		Cambridge Map Details
Ring's End Ring's End 8.5 hectares (21 acres) March
52°35′42″N 0°04′10″E / 52.595°N 0.0695°E / 52.595; 0.0695 (Ring’s End)
TF 402 017 		Fenland Map Details This is a linear site along a disused railway embankment, with views over the Fens. There are also three ponds, reedbeds and areas of scrub.[16] The soil is poor in nutrients, which has allowed uncommon flowering plants such as coltsfoot to become established..[17]
Sheep's Green and Coe Fen Coe Fen 16.9 hectares (42 acres) Cambridge
52°11′49″N 0°06′57″E / 52.197°N 0.1157°E / 52.197; 0.1157 (Sheep's Green and Coe Fen)
TL 447 575 		Cambridge Map Details
Somersham Somersham 8.9 hectares (22 acres) Somersham
52°23′02″N 0°00′22″E / 52.384°N 0.0061°E / 52.384; 0.0061 (Somersham)
TL 366 781 		Huntingdonshire Map Details Habitats in this reserve are a lake, wetland, grassland and woodland. Invertebrates include grass snakes and common lizards, there are birds such as great crested grebes, and flora such as red bartsia and purple loosestrife.[18]
St Denis Church (footprint of church only) 0.02 hectares (0.049 acres) Hatley
52°08′17″N 0°07′26″W / 52.138°N 0.1238°W / 52.138; -0.1238 (St Denis Church)
TL 285 505 		South Cambridgeshire Map Details
Woodston Ponds Woodston Ponds 8.9 hectares (22 acres) Peterborough
52°34′05″N 0°15′51″W / 52.568°N 0.2642°W / 52.568; -0.2642 (Woodston Ponds)
TL 177 980 		Peterborough WTBCN[19] Map Details The site was formerly settling ponds to remove washings from sugar beet. The east side has a lake with water birds such as grey herons, tufted ducks and pochards. In the west there is a reedbed which has pools and channels, with great crested newts and unusual species of water beetle.[19]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The area is taken from the Natural England map of each site. (Click on the identify icon (i) in the "Feature Tools" and then click on the site.)[2]
  2. ↑ The location is taken from the Natural England details page for the site.
  3. ↑ The maps are on the Natural England database of Local Nature Reserves.
  4. ↑ Details are on the pages on each site in the Natural England database of Local Nature Reserves.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Local government in Cambridgeshire". Cambridgeshire County Council. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Local Nature Reserves: Search Results for Cambridgeshire". Natural England. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  3. ↑ "Barnwell East". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "Barnwell II West". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "The Boardwalks". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  6. ↑ "Byron's Pool". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  7. ↑ "Coldham's Common". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  8. ↑ "Coldham's Common". Cambridge City Council. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  9. 1 2 "Cherry Hinton Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  10. ↑ "Cherry Hinton Chalk Pits". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  11. ↑ "Eye Green". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  12. ↑ "Grimeshaw Wood". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  13. ↑ "Isleham". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  14. ↑ "Little Downham". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
  15. ↑ "Local nature reserves : Melwood". Cambridgeshire County Council. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  16. ↑ "Ring's End". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  17. ↑ "Local nature reserves : Ring's End". Cambridgeshire County Council. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
  18. ↑ "Somersham". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
  19. 1 2 "Woodston Ponds". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 20 November 2016.

Coordinates: 52°20′N 0°0′W / 52.333°N -0.000°E / 52.333; -0.000

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