Gamsey Wood

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Gamsey Wood
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Gamsey Wood
TypeNature reserve
LocationWoodwalton, Cambridgeshire
OS grid TL 225 816
Area4 hectares
Managed byWildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

Gamsey Wood is a 4 hectare nature reserve north-east of Woodwalton in Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. [1]

The main trees in this wood are ash and field maple, but there are also several wild service trees. Spring flowers include bluebells, wood anemones and yellow archangels, and there are birds such as fieldfares and nightingales. [1]

There is access from Raveley Road by a track through Keeler farm to the reserve entrance at the north-east corner of the site.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gamsey Wood". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2016.

Coordinates: 52°25′08″N0°12′04″W / 52.419°N 0.201°W / 52.419; -0.201