Myriad habitats can be found at Paxton Pits Nature Reserve, with beautiful lakes, riverside, meadow, reedbed, scrub and woodland. The visitor centre offers refreshments, facilities and friendly expertise.

Kingfishers and nightingales are a common sight and overwintering wildfowl visit during the colder months. In spring and summer, wildflowers, dragonflies, damselflies and butterflies create a vibrant environment.

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1. Ouse Valley Way – Paxton Pits Nature Reserve loop from Little Paxton

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2. Nene Wetlands Visitor Centre – Paxton Pits Nature Reserve loop from Little Paxton

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01:26

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3. Nene Wetlands Visitor Centre – Ouse Valley Way loop from St. Neots

13.5km

03:25

30m

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels.

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Elevation 20 m

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Tuesday 24 February

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Max wind speed: 23.0 km/h

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Location: Great Paxton, Huntingdonshire, Cambridgeshire, East Of England, England, United Kingdom

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Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

1. Ouse Valley Way – Paxton Pits Nature Reserve loop from Little Paxton

2. Nene Wetlands Visitor Centre – Paxton Pits Nature Reserve loop from Little Paxton

3. Nene Wetlands Visitor Centre – Ouse Valley Way loop from St. Neots

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