Godmanchester Nature Reserve

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Godmanchester Nature Reserve
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Godmanchester Nature Reserve
TypeNature reserve
LocationGodmanchester, Cambridgeshire
OS grid TL258717
Area59 hectares
Managed byWildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

Godmanchester Nature Reserve is a 59 hectare nature reserve in Godmanchester in Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. [1]

The site has four former gravel pits which are now lakes, together with areas of grassland, willow woodland and reedbeds. Birds include wigeons, tufted ducks, teals and great crested grebes, and there are insects such as dragonflies and butterflies. [1]

There is access to Island Lake and Roman Lake, but not to Peter Prince Memorial and Teddy's Lake. The Ouse Valley Way runs along the western edge.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Godmanchester Nature Reserve". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 13 September 2016.

Coordinates: 52°19′44″N0°09′14″W / 52.329°N 0.154°W / 52.329; -0.154