Fowlmere RSPB reserve
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Fowlmere is a Royal Society for the Protection of Birds nature reserve between Fowlmere and Melbourn in Cambridgeshire.[2] It is designated a 39.9-hectare (99-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest called Fowlmere Watercress Beds.[1][3][4]
Fowlmere's
History of Fowlmere Nature Reserve
The reserve was bought by the RSPB in 1977 using money raised in a sponsored birdwatch by the RSPB's junior branch. The name Fowlmere comes from the nature of the site before 1800 when it was an area of open water which was a habitat for large numbers of
More details of the site
The site covers 40
If the reedbeds were not managed, they would eventually dry out. To prevent this, every autumn a small section of reed is cut and the reeds burnt or removed.
Other areas are being managed to restore
Access
There is access from the road which goes from the cemetery on Shepreth Road to Cambridge Road.
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Fowlmere Watercress Beds". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Fowlmere". Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Map of Fowlmere Watercress Beds". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 December 2016.
- ^ "Fowlmere Watercress Beds citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2016.