Little Downham Local Nature Reserve

{{Short description|Nature reserve in Cambridgeshire, England}}

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| name = Little Downham Local Nature Reserve

| photo = Little Downham Local Nature Reserve 6.jpg

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| type = Local Nature Reserve

| grid_ref_UK = TL 524 834

| location = Little Downham, Cambridgeshire

| area = 6.6 hectares

| manager = Downham Parish Conservation Volunteers

}}

Little Downham Local Nature Reserve is a 6.6 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Little Downham in Cambridgeshire. It is owned by Little Downham Parish Council and managed by Downham Parish Conservation Volunteers.{{cite web|url=http://www.lnr.naturalengland.org.uk/Special/lnr/lnr_details.asp?C=5&N=&ID=1190|title=Little Downham |series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| date = 21 February 2013 |accessdate= 14 November 2016}}{{cite web|url= http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=lnrIndex&query=REF_CODE%3D%271009845%27|title=Map of Little Downham (LNR)|series=Local Nature Reserves|publisher=Natural England| accessdate= 14 November 2016}}

The site consists of three areas of land, Pingle Wood, Myles Meadow and The Holts. Myles Meadow has two ponds and is seasonally grazed by cattle. Holts Meadow has a pond with many dragonflies and damselflies, including the emperor and scarce chaser dragonflies.

There is access to Myles Meadow and Pingle Wood from Hurst Lane, and Clayway Lane runs along the southern edge of Myles Meadow to The Holts.{{cite web|url=http://www.littledownham.net/conservation/index.shtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080331073922/http://www.littledownham.net/conservation/index.shtml|url-status=usurped|archive-date=March 31, 2008|title=Downham Parish Conservation Group|publisher=Downham Parish Community Website| accessdate= 14 November 2016}}

{{commonscat|Little Downham Local Nature Reserve}}