Byron's Pool Explained

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.

References

52.1714°N 0.1°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Byron's Pool. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 20 February 2013. 26 October 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160816103948/http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=5&N=&ID=1123. 16 August 2016.
2. Web site: Map of Byron's Pool. Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 26 October 2016.