Barnwell West

{{Short description|Nature reserve in Cambridge, UK}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

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| name = Barnwell West

| photo = Barnwell II West 3.jpg

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| type = Local Nature Reserve

| grid_ref_UK = TL 478 584

| location = Cambridge, Cambridgeshire

| area = 3.8 hectares

| manager = Cambridge City Council

}}

Barnwell West is a 3.8 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Cambridge. It is managed by Cambridge City Council.{{cite web|url= http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=5&N=&ID=789|title= Barnwell II West|series= Local Nature Reserves|publisher= Natural England|date= 20 February 2013|accessdate= 26 October 2016|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160816112752/http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=5&N=&ID=789|archivedate= 16 August 2016}}{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=REF_CODE%3D%271009453%27|title=Map of Barnwell |series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| accessdate= 26 October 2016}}

This is a linear site along Coldhams Brook, which is managed to encourage water voles. There are birds such as kingfishers, redwings and fieldfares, and butterflies include speckled woods and orange tips.

There is access from Barnwell Road and Coldham's Common.

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