Kingston and Bourn Old Railway

{{short description|Local nature reserve in Cambridgeshire, England}}

{{infobox park

| name = Kingston and Bourn Old Railway

| photo = Kingston and Bourn old railway Local Nature Reserve - geograph.org.uk - 871131.jpg

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| type = Local Nature Reserve

| grid_ref_UK = TL 339 559

| location = Kingston, Cambridgeshire, England

| area = 1.9 hectares

| manager = Cambridgeshire County Council

}}

Kingston and Bourn Old Railway or Kingston Amenity Area is a linear {{convert|1.9|ha|acre|adj=mid}} Local Nature Reserve between Kingston and Bourn in Cambridgeshire, England. It is owned and managed by Cambridgeshire County Council.{{cite web|url=http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=5&N=&ID=1371 |title= Kingston and Bourn Old Railway|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| date =20 February 2013 |accessdate= 14 December 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=REF_CODE%3D%271100047%27 |title=Map of Kingston and Bourn Old Railway|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| accessdate= 14 December 2016}}

The sides of this old railway bank are woodland, with ash, field maple and oak the main trees, while the top of the bank is unimproved grassland.{{cite web|url=http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/directory_record/3217/kingston_and_bourn_old_railway|title=Kingston and Bourn Old Railway|publisher=Cambridgeshire County Council|accessdate=14 December 2016|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161220163626/http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/directory_record/3217/kingston_and_bourn_old_railway|archivedate=20 December 2016}} There is also an area of wetland with mature pollarded willows.

There is access from the B1046 road, which runs along its southern boundary.

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{{Local Nature Reserves in Cambridgeshire}}

Category:Local Nature Reserves in Cambridgeshire