Paradise LNR
Lammas Land Recreation Ground Car Park, Newnham, Cambridge CB2 (OS Explorer 209: 446573) View Multimap
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How to get hereFoot/Cycle:Access via Lammas Land Car Park (446573) and Owlstone Rd (444571) Bus:Citi 4 Road: Located in Newnham Croft. Turn left from Newnham Rd towards Lammas
Land Car Park Access Information
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Parking
in Lammas Land Car Park. Parking only after 10am (height restriction)
Moderate access, muddy in winterParadise LNR is located SW of Sheep’s Green and Lammas Land Recreation Ground on the west bank of the River Cam. This pleasant woodland contains a central marsh area, wet woodland and a number of riverside mature willows. Notable species include Butterbur, which was first recorded over 400 years ago and the rare Musk beetle, which favours wet woodland tree species such as willows in which to lay its eggs. The site is managed by the Wildlife Trust and by a committed team of volunteers.
A newly installed boardwalk has improved access to the site but flooding
is common in the winter and some paths may become difficult. Paradise
is aptly named and should be included on you walk by the river.
What to See When:
Spring
- Cow parsley flowering
- Kingfishers feeding
Summer
- Comma and Speckled wood butterflies
- Bats emerging at dusk
- Warblers singing from the marsh
Autumn
- Changing colour of the trees
- Woodpeckers feeding
Winter
- Coppicing of willows
- Butterbur emerging in February