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Ring's End
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Type Local Nature Reserve
Location March, Cambridgeshire
OS grid TF 402 017
Area 8.5 hectares
Managed by Cambridgeshire County Council

Ring's End is an 8.5 hectare Local Nature Reserve which runs south from the hamlet of Ring's End towards March in Cambridgeshire. It is owned and managed by Cambridgeshire County Council.

This is a linear site along a disused railway embankment, with views over the Fens. There are also three ponds, reedbeds and areas of scrub. The soil is poor in nutrients, which has allowed uncommon flowering plants such as coltsfoot to become established. Trees include ash and white willow.

The southern end of the site can be accessed from Twenty Foot Road, and National Cycle Route 63 runs through it. There is no access to the northern end.

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