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Woodwalton Marsh
Woodwalton Marsh — 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 · 9.9 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Woodwalton Marsh 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: 52.4160°, -0.2200°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Woodwalton Marsh SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Woodwalton Marsh is a 0.8-hectare (2.0-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Woodwalton in Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. This grassland on calcareous clay has diverse flora, including red fescue, quaking grass, knapweed, cowslip, pepper saxifrage, green-winged orchid and the rare sulphur clover. There is also a wide variety of butterflies. There is access from New Road.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.4160, -0.2200
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- Huntingdonshire
- Parish
- Wood Walton
- Postcode
- PE28 5YT
- Parliamentary constituency
- Huntingdon
- Nearest railway station
- Huntingdon — 9.9 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q16897665 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Woodwalton Marsh (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Wood Walton Marsh - geograph.org.uk - 1243441.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Woodwalton Marsh?
- Woodwalton Marsh is in Cambridgeshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode PE28 5YT), in the parish of Wood Walton.
- Who runs Woodwalton Marsh?
- Woodwalton Marsh is operated by Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
- Is Woodwalton Marsh a protected site?
- Yes — Woodwalton Marsh is part of the Woodwalton Marsh SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Woodwalton Marsh free to visit?
- Yes, Woodwalton Marsh is free to enter.
- How do I get to Woodwalton Marsh?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PE28 5YT. It sits within the Huntingdon parliamentary constituency.
- Are dogs allowed at Woodwalton Marsh?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.