Newnham Meadows Local Nature Reserve

Grantchester Meadows are an open space to the south of the city of Cambridge, England. They occupy the west bank of the River Cam as it flows from the village of Grantchester to the edge of Cambridge at Newnham Croft. The flood plain of the river continues into the city centre via Skaters' Meadow (managed by the local Wildlife Trust), the Paradise Local Nature Reserve, the Sheep's Green and Coe Fen Local Nature Reserve and on to the Backs. The Meadows are owned by King's College and have been managed by Cambridge Past, Present & Future (CPPF) since February 2025. Red Poll cattle graze from April to October. In its previous guise as the Cambridge Preservation Society, CPPF raised funds to pay King's College to take out legal covenants on the Meadows to protect them from possible development, and in the 1930s successfully opposed a proposal to construct a ring road through them. The Meadows are "one of the most fully enjoyed stretches of rural country in the vicinity of Cambridge", used

Location

Plymouth