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A Walk in Norwood Road Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve March Cambridgeshire

Norwood Road Wildlife Trust Nature Reserve Norwood Rd, March PE15 8PX 400m north of March Station TL 417 980 A more hazardous online walk today . Because of Covid-19 lockdown preventing regular maintenance and because of the weather this summer, the brambles, nettles and other plants have grown abundantly. It is advisable to wear trousers or wellingtons. It is not suitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs because of the rough terrain and different levels. The boardwalk over wet ground and the grass paths can be slippery in wet weather. Dogs to be kept on the lead. It is a wild and amazing place. The reserve was originally a railway ‘borrow pit’ from which ballast was removed for building the Fenland railway, and several cottages since removed. The pit has flooded to create a deep pool and shady ponds and the cottage gardens have reverted to their natural state. This is an important area for wildlife in this part of Cambridgeshire There are a variety of wildlife habitats including hawthorn scrub, marsh and open water. In the marshy areas there are shaded ponds, reedbeds, and a ditch. There are open areas where the cottage gardens used to be, a railway bank, a clearing and a ride called Cawdron’s Drove. The whole reserve is filled with wildlife, from newts which hibernate in the cottage rubble in winter, to birds which nest in the old privet hedges, ground beetles, damselflies, bats and butterflies. You may see adder’s tongue ferns, grass snakes and at dusk noctule bats hunting flying insects. To improve conditions for wildlife, the willow trees are coppiced, invading scrub cut back and reeds cut to prevent the reedbed drying out. Paths are mown for visitors and there are extensive boardwalks round the reserve above the wet ground. Information from the noticeboard at the entrance www.wildlifebcn.org The nature reserve extends over about 7 ½ acres and is maintained by March and District Wildlife Group.