Doghouse Grove Explained

Doghouse Grove
Type:Nature reserve
Grid Ref Uk:TL 480 745
Location:Wilburton, Cambridgeshire
Area:0.8 hectares
Manager:Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

Doghouse Grove is a 0.8hectare nature reserve in Wilburton in Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[1]

In the medieval period this was a series of monastic fishponds, which can still be seen in wetter periods. It is now an ash wood, with flowers including bluebells and lords-and-ladies.[1]

There is access by a permissive footpath from Twenty Pence Road.

References

52.349°N 0.172°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Doghouse Grove . Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire . 9 November 2016.