This reserve used to be the water supply for Cambridge. There are springs here that were diverted to flush out a defensive ditch around the town then later used to supply water. Apparently these chalk springs are now quite rare due to water extraction for agriculture. They used to have some rare and unique invertebrates, but they all died in the last drought. Oh well! Special activity day to celebrate completion of new bike path to the Shelfords - story teller, kids singing, making stick animals, toasting marshmallows. We rode our bikes over, probably the longest ride little M has done so far.
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