| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 Fowlmere from the Reedbed Hide | |
| Location | Cambridgeshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 406 454[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 39.9 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1982[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
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 reedbeds and pools are fed by natural chalk springs and a chalk stream runs through the reserve. It has three hides, two of which are wheelchair-accessible. Special birds include kingfishers, water rails, sedge warblers, reed warblers and grasshopper warblers plus a roost of corn buntings in winter.
- ^ 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.