The Boardwalks

The Boardwalks
Type Local Nature Reserve
Location Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
OS grid TL 180 982
Area 7.8 hectares
Managed by Peterborough City Council

The Boardwalks is a 7.8 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. It is owned and managed by Peterborough City Council.[1][2]

The site runs along the north bank of the River Nene. It has ponds with water beetles, frogs, toads and smooth newts. Bats nest in large willows, and birds include herons and woodpeckers.[1]

A footpath along the north bank of the River Nene goes through the site, and there is also access by a footpath from the road called Thorpe Meadows (starting at a footbridge over a water channel south of Water End).

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References

  1. 1 2 "The Boardwalks". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
  2. "Map of The Boardwalks". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 1 November 2016.

Coordinates: 52°34′08″N 0°15′36″W / 52.569°N 0.260°W / 52.569; -0.260

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