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The Nene Washes are a Special Protection Area〔(JNCC: Nene Washes )〕 along the River Nene in the English county of Cambridgeshire. They consist of a number of washlands such as ''Whittlesey Wash'' or ''Guyhirn Wash'', which can be deliberately flooded to protect settlements or more important farmland when the river is high. They extend for around east of the City of Peterborough and cover more than . The washes are significant for their over-wintering populations of Bewick's swan (''Cygnus columbianus bewickii'') and pintail (''Anas acuta''). The RSPB owns and manages of the Nene Washes.,〔(RSPB Nene Washes nature reserve )〕 with public access at Eldernell. == External links == *(Description ) *(Catchment Abstraction Management Strategy for the area ) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nene Washes」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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