
Ramsey Heights Nature Reserve is a small
nature reserve
A nature reserve (also known as a wildlife refuge, wildlife sanctuary, biosphere reserve or bioreserve, natural or nature preserve, or nature conservation area) is a protected area of importance for flora, fauna, funga, or features of geologic ...
near the village of
Ramsey Heights
Ramsey Heights is a village in Ramsey civil parish, part of the Huntingdonshire district of Cambridgeshire, England.
The Ramsey Heights nature reserve is located on the edge of the village and the larger Woodwalton Fen National Nature Reser ...
in
Cambridgeshire
Cambridgeshire (abbreviated Cambs.) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia. It is bordered by Lincolnshire to the north, Norfolk to the north-east, Suffolk to the east, Essex and Hertfor ...
, England.
The reserve is in extent and features ponds formed from abandoned clay pits that are rich in aquatic plant and insect life. It is managed by the
Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Peterborough. The reserve is located west of the town of
Ramsey and east of the larger
Woodwalton Fen nature reserve.
The Wildlife Trust Countryside Centre in the reserve is based in a converted Victorian brickworks. It provides educational events for families.
References
Nature reserves in Cambridgeshire
Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire reserves
Ramsey, Cambridgeshire
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