Cambourne Nature Reserve | |
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Type | Nature reserve |
Location | Cambourne, Cambridgeshire |
OS grid | TL 316 595 |
Area | 90 hectares |
Managed by | Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire |
Cambourne Nature Reserve is a 90 hectare nature reserve in Cambourne in Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. [1]
This site has woodland, lakes, ponds, grassland and an orchard. The lakes and ponds have water voles and great crested newts, and birds include skylarks and corn buntings. [1] [2]
The reserve occupies several different areas around Cambourne with a number of entrances.
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