Gamlingay Cinques

Gamlingay Cinques
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TypeNature reserve
LocationGamlingay, Cambridgeshire
OS gridTL 226 529
Area3.4 hectares
Managed byWildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

Gamlingay Cinques is a 3.4-hectare (8.4-acre) nature reserve in Gamlingay in Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[1]

This site is on dry sandy soil, which is an unusual habitat in the county. Grazing by sheep helps to restore the acid grassland and prevent encroachment by woodland and scrub. flora include slender St John's wort, harebell and devil's bit scabious.[1]

There is access from Drove Road and The Cinques.

The area where the nature reserve is located is sometimes called Gamlingay Cinques.[2]

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References

  1. ^ a b "Gamlingay Cinques". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Where is Gamlingay". Gamlingay and District History Society. Retrieved 20 February 2017.

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