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Godmanchester Nature Reserve

Cambridgeshire  >  United Kingdom

A 59-hectare nature reserve with a rich mixture of flooded gravel pits, grassland, reedbed and willows.

Added* by Hannah Bavister
Most recent update 14 március 2021

Description

Godmanchester Nature Reserve south of the River Great Ouse consists of four lakes which are former gravel pits. Interspersed with the lakes are areas of grassland and ancient hedgerows which provide habitats for many birds. Ducks and geese swim on the open water, Jégmadár hunt in the streams and songbirds search the hedgerows for food. In winter numbers of grazing wildfowl increase as the resident population is joined by birds migrating south.

Details

Access

From the A14 come off at junction 24 (Godmanchester) onto the B1044 to Huntingdon. Turn right down Cow Lane and you find the reserve at the very end on the left.

Terrain and Habitat

Lake , Grassland , Scattered trees and bushes

Conditions

Flat

Circular trail

Yes

Is a telescope useful?

No

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Spring

Route

Wide path , Narrow trail

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

Yes

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