Shepherd's Close

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| name = Shepherd's Close

| photo = Shepherd's Close 8.jpg

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| type = Nature reserve

| grid_ref_UK = TL 134 707

| location = Spaldwick, Cambridgeshire

| area = 1.2 hectares

| manager = Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire

}}

Shepherd's Close is a {{convert|1.2|hectare|acre|adj=on}} nature reserve south of Spaldwick in Cambridgeshire. It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.{{cite web|url= http://www.wildlifebcn.org/reserves/shepherds-close |title= Shepherd's Close |publisher= Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire |accessdate= 9 January 2017}}

This small wood was planted in 1984 with ash, field maple and oak. Birds include blackcaps and chiffchaffs, and there are peacock, orange-tip and speckled wood butterflies.

There is access from Stonely Road.

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Category:Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire reserves