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Britain's few remaining areas of washland which are vital for the survival of wildfowl and waders. It is used as a flood storage reservoir for the River Nene and is flooded for most of the winter and is pasture in the summer. It is important for birds all year. In the wintering wildfowl
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449:. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from
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site. An area of 280 hectares (690 acres) is managed by the
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The rich flora in ditches include uncommon species such as
369:"Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands (RIS): Nene Washes"
269:. The western end is private land with no public access.
349:. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England
296:. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England
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Sites of
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175:internationally important wetland site, a
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1021:Whittlesford - Thriplow Hummocky Fields
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701:Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen
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294:"Designated Sites View: Nene Washes"
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157:Site of Special Scientific Interest
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16:Wetland in Cambridgeshire, England
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1150:Nature Conservation Review sites
861:Monks Wood and The Odd Quarter
781:Great Stukeley Railway Cutting
419:"SPA description: Nene Washes"
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177:Special Area of Conservation
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185:Nature Conservation Review
616:Barnack Hills & Holes
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1099:Upware Bridge Pit North
1006:Weaveley and Sand Woods
181:Special Protection Area
841:Little Catworth Meadow
801:Hemingford Grey Meadow
786:Great Wilbraham Common
504:"RSPB and Nene Washes"
444:"Nene Washes citation"
886:Out and Plunder Woods
771:Gog Magog Golf Course
233:Western marsh harrier
194:This is described by
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1074:Ely Pits and Meadows
1064:Barrington Chalk Pit
961:Sutton Heath and Bog
921:Sawston Hall Meadows
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681:Castor Flood Meadows
347:"Map of Nene Washes"
976:Thriplow Peat Holes
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846:Little Paxton Pits
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456:on 24 October 2012
139:Reference no.
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134:5 March 1993
109:Designations
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93:Location map
84:Notification
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1084:Histon Road
906:Perry Woods
881:Ouse Washes
866:Nene Washes
796:Hayley Wood
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485:11 December
460:12 December
425:11 December
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353:12 December
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153:Nene Washes
126:Nene Washes
22:Nene Washes
1155:River Nene
1124:Categories
1051:Geological
1026:Wicken Fen
916:Roman Road
756:Furze Hill
741:Fleam Dyke
671:Cam Washes
601:Alder Carr
593:Biological
273:References
161:River Nene
131:Designated
70:Biological
60:TL 307 999
911:Portholme
901:Park Wood
871:Orton Pit
816:Holme Fen
661:Buff Wood
631:Berry Fen
98:Magic Map
966:Ten Wood
403:20 March
331:25 April
267:Nene Way
225:garganey
209:pintails
199:include
163:east of
67:Interest
44:Location
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248:frogbit
201:wigeons
531:0°04′W
324:Ramsar
183:and a
173:Ramsar
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