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'''Stanground Wash''' is managed as a [[nature reserve]] by the [[Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough]].<ref>[http://www.wildlifebcn.org/reserves/stanground-wash Wildlife Trust: Stanground Wash]</ref> It lies on the banks of the [[River Nene]], north of the residential area of [[Stanground]] in the unitary authority area of [[Peterborough]]. |
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| name = Stanground Wash |
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| photo = Stanground Wash 4.jpg |
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| type = Nature reserve |
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| grid_ref_UK = TL 208 975 |
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| location = Stanground, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
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| area = 26 hectares |
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'''Stanground Wash''' is a 26 hectare nature reserve in [[Stanground]], a suburb of [[Peterborough]] in [[Cambridgeshire]]. It is managed by the [[Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire]].<ref name=WTBCN>{{cite web|url= http://www.wildlifebcn.org/reserves/stanground-wash |title= Stanground Wash |publisher= Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire |accessdate= 9 October 2016}}</ref> |
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The site is sandwiched between the railway, [[Ely-Peterborough line]] and Back River, a tributary of the [[River Nene]]. It is grassland which is flooded in winter, providing a refuge for waterbirds, and is grazed in the summer. It has a variety of birds such as snipe, redshanks and sandpipers, and ditches with rare beetles.<ref name=WTBCN/> |
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There is access by a footpath from North Street along the south bank of the river to a footbridge, but there is a locked gate 100 yards before the bridge. |
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==See also== |
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*[[Stanground Newt Ponds]] |
*[[Stanground Newt Ponds]] |
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{{Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire}} |
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== External links == |
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{{Peterborough}} |
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Latest revision as of 15:19, 16 February 2019
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| Type | Nature reserve |
| Location | Stanground, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire |
| OS grid | TL 208 975 |
| Area | 26 hectares |
| Managed by | Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire |
Stanground Wash is a 26 hectare nature reserve in Stanground, a suburb of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[1]
The site is sandwiched between the railway, Ely-Peterborough line and Back River, a tributary of the River Nene. It is grassland which is flooded in winter, providing a refuge for waterbirds, and is grazed in the summer. It has a variety of birds such as snipe, redshanks and sandpipers, and ditches with rare beetles.[1]
There is access by a footpath from North Street along the south bank of the river to a footbridge, but there is a locked gate 100 yards before the bridge.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stanground Wash.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Stanground Wash". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
52°33′43″N 0°13′08″W / 52.562°N 0.219°W
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