Byron's Pool

Byron's Pool
Type Local Nature Reserve
Location Grantchester, Cambridgeshire
OS grid TL 461 542
Area 4.4 hectares
Managed by Cambridge City Council and City Greenways Project

Byron's Pool is a 4.4 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Grantchester in Cambridgeshire. It is managed by Cambridge City Council and the City Greenways Project.[1][2]

The site is named after Lord Byron, who used to swim in the water. It is a pool and adjacent woodland next to the River Cam and Trumpington Meadows. Birds include little grebes and grey wagtails, and there are frogs, butterflies, damselflies and dragonflies.[1]

There is access from Grantchester Road.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Byron's Pool". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. ↑ "Map of Byron's Pool". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 26 October 2016.

Coordinates: 52°10′01″N 0°08′10″E / 52.167°N 0.136°E / 52.167; 0.136

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