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RSPB Nene Washes

Cambridgeshire  >  United Kingdom

This an area of wet grazing that usually floods each winter and attracts important numbers of waterfowl and waders, including Common Crane .

Added* by Axel Kirby
Most recent update 24 February 2020
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Description

This is a Ramsar internationally important wetland site, a Special Area of Conservation, a Special Protection Area and a Nature Conservation Review site managed by the RSPB.

The resident Common Crane are a highlight and are one of the few breeding colonies in Britain. There is also the largest breeding colony of Black-tailed Godwit. Various raptors are resident or regular visitors and large flocks of ducks, swans and geese spend winter in the flooded fields, including winter migrants.

Details

Access

The small carpark is about a mile north off the A605, east of Whittlesey (turn at the John Deere depot). There is no access onto the reseve, but there are good viewpoints along the embankment for as far as you wish to walk; there's no vehicular access beyond the carpark.

Terrain and Habitat

Wetland , Agriculture , Scattered trees and bushes , Grassland , River , Reedbeds

Conditions

Flat , Wet , Open landscape

Circular trail

No

Is a telescope useful?

Yes

Good birding season

All year round

Best time to visit

Winter

Route

Wide path

Difficulty walking trail

Easy

Accessible by

Foot

Birdwatching hide / platform

No

Extra info

There are no facilities; take food, drink and warm clothes.

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