Barnwell East

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Barnwell East
TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationCambridge, Cambridgeshire
OS grid TL 478 583
Area2.6 hectares
Managed byCambridge City Council

Barnwell East is a 2.6 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Cambridge. It is owned and managed by Cambridge City Council. [1] [2]

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. [1]

There is an entrance at the junction of Uphall Road and Nuttings Road.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Barnwell East". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. "Map of Barnwell East". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

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