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A midsummer evening outing to two reserves on the outskirts of Cambridge. The walk is 2-3 miles with lots of shortcuts and benches.Meet at Trumpington Park & Ride bus pick up point. Assemble adjacent to the toilets, away from bus queues.
Address: Trumpington Park & Ride, Hauxton Road, Cambridge (on the A10, just past the M11 junction)
Parking is free.
Post code: CB2 9FT
Grid ref: TL442542
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Facilities: toilets at the Park & Ride can be used before our walk and possibly afterwards.
From the Park & Ride, it's a 5 minute walk onto Trumpington Meadows. We'll continue on to Byron’s Pool. Most paths are well surfaced but we may briefly use a seasonal path which is unsurfaced.
About the reserves:
Managed by Beds, Cambs and Northants (BCN) Wildlife Trust, Trumpington Meadows are truly spectacular in summer, shimmering with wildflowers such as orchids, knapweed, field scabious, bird’s foot trefoil, ox-eye daisy and salad burnet. Butterflies, dragonflies and damselflies may be around if it's sunny.
Byron’s Pool is a densely wooded area on the north bank of the River Cam. The path around the reserve takes you through the woods, past some small ponds and along the riverbank. The 4.5 hectare (11 acre) site is named after the poet Lord Byron, who is said to have bathed in a weir pool there while studying at Trinity College.
NB No swimming allowed now!
It was declared a local nature reserve in 2005. The riverside offers beautiful spots to walk and look out for Otters, Kingfishers and many other riverside and woodland species.
Image of Treecreeper: Ben Andrew (rspb-images.com)
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Trumpington Park&ride, bp pulse, Cambridge, CB2 9, United Kingdom,Trumpington, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
