Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Cambridgeshire |
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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.