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Some reserves, especially some ancient woodlands, will need to remain closed much longer than anticipated due the wet conditions, says Caroline Fitton of the Wildlife Trust in Cambridgeshire. Across the county the Wildlife Trust in Cambridgeshire’s reserves teams have never seen a winter quite like this last one with England having seen the highest level of rainfall over any 18-month period since Met Office data began back in 1836. From an engulfed Godmanchester nature reserve, saturated Trumpington Meadows and still waterlogged ancient woodlands, the picture echoes the general saturation expe…

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