Wildlife reserves · East of England
Upwood Meadows
In or near Broughton.
Upwood 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)
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
Getting there & planning your visit
Upwood Meadows is located in Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, with the postcode PE26 2QL. Admission is free, and wheelchair accessibility is limited.
About
Upwood 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: 52.4266°, -0.1609°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Upwood Meadows SSSI
- National Nature Reserve: UPWOOD MEADOWS
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Upwood Meadows is a 6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Upwood in Cambridgeshire. It is also a National Nature Reserve and a Grade I Nature Conservation Review site. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. The site has three fields on calcareous clay with poor drainage, a type of pasture now very rare, and was described by Derek Ratcliffe as having "an outstandingly rich and diverse flora". Other habitats are mature hedgerows, ponds and scrub. One of the fields is agriculturally unimproved, and the evidence of medieval ridge and furrow still survives. Flowering plants include pepper saxifrage and green-winged orchid. There is access by a footpath from Bentley Close in Upwood.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 52.4266, -0.1609
- County
- Cambridgeshire
- District
- Huntingdonshire
- Parish
- Upwood and the Raveleys
- Postcode
- PE26 2QL
- Parliamentary constituency
- Huntingdon
Sources
- wikidata: Q7899502 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Upwood Meadows (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Upwood Meadows - geograph.org.uk - 839616.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Upwood Meadows?
- Upwood Meadows is in Cambridgeshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode PE26 2QL), in the parish of Upwood and the Raveleys.
- What is Upwood Meadows?
- Upwood Meadows — nature reserve in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Upwood Meadows?
- Drivers can use postcode PE26 2QL.
- Who runs Upwood Meadows?
- Upwood Meadows is operated by Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.
- Is Upwood Meadows a protected site?
- Yes — Upwood Meadows is part of the Upwood Meadows SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest and the UPWOOD MEADOWS National Nature Reserve.
- Is Upwood Meadows free to visit?
- Yes, Upwood Meadows is free to enter.
- How do I get to Upwood Meadows?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode PE26 2QL. It sits within the Huntingdon parliamentary constituency.
- Are dogs allowed at Upwood Meadows?
- Most wildlife reserves allow dogs on lead only, with restrictions during ground-nesting bird season (March-July). Check signage at the reserve.