Short birdwatching visit · Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire
Upwood Meadows
- Tier
- Local green space
- Best season
- Spring and summer
- Headline birds
- Blackcap · Whitethroat · Fieldfare
- Parking
- A small car park is provided at the reserve entrance.
- Hides
- Not stated by the operator
- Step-free
- The operator states that the reserve is unsuitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs.
Upwood village, near Ramsey
Upwood Meadows is a National Nature Reserve of traditional grassland, old hedges and dew ponds near Ramsey. Blackcap and Whitethroat are named in the Wildlife Trust's account of its breeding birds, with Fieldfare and Redwing described as winter visitors. Wildflowers are a main attraction in spring and summer. Old ridge-and-furrow and anthills produce varied ground conditions, and the fields can be muddy or flooded after wet weather. Grazing helps maintain the meadows; keep to the permitted routes and follow current livestock signs.
Birds and seasons
- Blackcap · Headline bird — Season not stated by the operator Source for Blackcap
- Whitethroat · Headline bird — Season not stated by the operator Source for Whitethroat
- Fieldfare · Headline bird — Winter Source for Fieldfare
Plan your visit
- Hides and viewpoints
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Paths
- Meadow paths can be muddy and occasionally flooded. Uneven old grassland features remain part of the reserve.
- Parking
- A small car park is provided at the reserve entrance.
- Access notes
- The operator states that the reserve is unsuitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs.
- Dogs
- Dogs on leads; grazing livestock are present during summer and autumn.
- Toilets
- Not stated by the operator – check before travelling
- Step-free access
- The operator states that the reserve is unsuitable for wheelchairs and pushchairs.
Getting there: Use the operator’s reserve approach from Upwood village near Ramsey, with the small entrance car park as the visitor arrival. The reserve is open at all times; follow local signs when animals are grazing.
Sources
Social preview: original typographic artwork by Does Your Duck Quack.
Nearby special trips
- Ouse Fen · 10.3 straight-line miles
- Kingfishers Bridge · 19.2 straight-line miles
- Boughton Fen · 31.2 straight-line miles
Continue birding nearby
Nearest full guide: RSPB Fen Drayton Lakes, 9.6 miles away in a straight line.
- Woodwalton Fen · 1.8 miles in a straight line
- Monks Wood · 3.6 miles in a straight line
- Godmanchester Nature Reserve · 6.9 miles in a straight line