Byron's Pool LNR
Grantchester Road, Trumpington, Cambridge CB2. (OS Explorer 209: 439549)View Multimap
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How to get hereFoot/Cycle:Entrance from Car park off Grantchester Rd Bus:Citi 7 Road:From Trumpington take Grantchester Rd towards Grantchester. Turn
left just before river and cottages signed posted for Byron's Pool Access Information
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Main
Car park off Grantchester Rd (height restriction)
Moderate accessByron's Pool was named after Lord Byron who used to swim at the weir pool. This pleasant woodland site offers a lovely circular walk next to the River Cam where Kingfishers and Grey Wagtails can be seen on the weir. The woodland is being managed through the removal of non-native species such as Sycamore and through the introduction of coppicing of native species such as Hazel. The site also contains a number of small ponds, which are managed for the benefit of amphibians.
Byron's Pool was declared as a Local Nature Reserve on the 31 st January 2005.
What to See When:
Spring
- Frogs spawning in the ponds
- Woodpeckers drumming
- Cow Parsley flowering
Summer
- Speckled Wood butterflies patrolling the woodland paths
- Dragonflies and Damselflies around the ponds
- A variety of Fish in the river
Autumn
- Changing Colours
Winter
- Little Grebes feeding
- Coppicing around the woods