Cam Washes Explained

Cam Washes
Aos:	Cambridgeshire
Interest:	Biological
Area:	166.5 hectares
Notifydate:	1986
Map:	Magic Map

Cam Washes is a 166.5hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Wicken in Cambridgeshire.^{[1] [2]}

This site on the banks of the River Cam is composed of pastures which are seasonally flooded. It is described by Natural England as an important site for wintering and breeding wildfowl and waders. Breeding birds include snipe, common redshank, gadwall, Eurasian teal and northern shoveler.^[3]

There is access from the Fen Rivers Way, which goes through the site.

External links

• The British Trust for Ornithology (2006) A survey and assessment of the birds of the Cam Washes and Berry Fen SSSIs, Cambridgeshire, focussing on breeding and wintering waterbirds

52.317°N 0.252°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Cam Washes . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 29 November 2016.
2. Web site: Map of Cam Washes. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 29 November 2016.
3. Web site: Cam Washes citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 29 November 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024194529/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1004020.pdf. 24 October 2012.