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Nene Wetlands Visitor Centre – Ouse Valley Way loop from St. Neots

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Nene Wetlands Visitor Centre – Ouse Valley Way loop from St. Neots

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Nene Wetlands Visitor Centre – Ouse Valley Way loop from St. Neots

03:25

13.5km

30m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is right next to a parking lot.

Last updated: April 16, 2026

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Parking

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5.19 km

Nene Wetlands Visitor Centre

Highlight • Cafe

Great visitor's centre with public toilets, outside and inside seating areas, small second-hand book shop and very reasonably priced cafe.

Friendly staff.

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5.56 km

Heronry South Lake West Bank Bird Viewing Area

Highlight • Lake

Great viewing area to watch the Cormorants and Great Crested Grebes.

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6.21 km

Gravel and Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

Highlight • Lake

Bardon Aggregates welcomes you to their Little Paxton quarry and hope you are enjoying your walk. We are delighted to have played our part in the creation of the Nature Reserve and Site of Special Scientific Interest.

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7.16 km

View of Heronry North Lake

Highlight • Lake

View of Heronry North Lake looking southwards.

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7.22 km

Washout Pit, Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

Highlight • Lake

Caught this Heron standing fishing in the middle of Washout Pit.

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7.86 km

Ouse Valley Way

Highlight • River

Here the Heron Trail follows the Ouse Valley Way.

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8.26 km

Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

Highlight • Natural

Myriad habitats can be found at Paxton Pits Nature Reserve, with beautiful lakes, riverside, meadow, reedbed, scrub and woodland. The visitor centre offers refreshments, facilities and friendly expertise.

Kingfishers and …

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13.5 km

End point

Parking

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.85 km

3.00 km

2.14 km

1.20 km

340 m

Surfaces

3.90 km

3.58 km

2.13 km

1.77 km

1.61 km

531 m

Elevation

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Sunday 17 May

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6°C

78 %

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Nene Wetlands Visitor Centre – Ouse Valley Way loop from St. Neots

Nene Wetlands Visitor Centre

Heronry South Lake West Bank Bird Viewing Area

Rory's Wood Nature Trail

Gravel and Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

View of Heronry North Lake

Washout Pit, Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

Ouse Valley Way

Paxton Pits Nature Reserve

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