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Houghton Meadows
Houghton Meadows — nature reserve in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 2 h–4 h
- Best time of year
- Autumn & winter (migration & wildfowl)
- Nearest railway station
- Huntingdon · 6.1 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Houghton Meadows is a wildlife reserve in the United Kingdom. Managed by Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Wikidata describes it as: "nature reserve in the United Kingdom". Coordinates: 52.3286°, -0.1033°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Houghton Meadows SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Houghton Meadows is a 4.7-hectare (12-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) between Houghton and St Ives in Cambridgeshire. The SSSI covers three meadows south of Thicket Road; they are part of the 8-hectare (20-acre) Houghton Meadows nature reserve, which is owned and managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire, and which also includes Browns Meadow to the south. Some of these fields are pasture and others are hay meadows, and they display ridges and furrows from medieval ploughing. They are a type of neutral grassland which is declining nationally. Flowers include cowslips and yellow-rattles, and there are fauna such as green woodpeckers and great crested newts. There is access from the Ouse Valley Way, which runs along Thicket Road.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.3286, -0.1033
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- Huntingdonshire
- Parish
- Houghton and Wyton
- Postcode
- PE28 2GQ
- Parliamentary constituency
- Huntingdon
- Nearest railway station
- Huntingdon — 6.1 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q5912972 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Houghton Meadows (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Houghton Meadows Nature Reserve - geograph.org.uk - 310218.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Houghton Meadows?
- Houghton Meadows is in Cambridgeshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode PE28 2GQ), in the parish of Houghton and Wyton.
- Who runs Houghton Meadows?
- Houghton Meadows is operated by Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
- Is Houghton Meadows a protected site?
- Yes — Houghton Meadows is part of the Houghton Meadows SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Houghton Meadows free to visit?
- Yes, Houghton Meadows is free to enter.
- How do I get to Houghton Meadows?
- The nearest railway station is Huntingdon, about 6.1 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PE28 2GQ.
- Are dogs allowed at Houghton Meadows?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.