Bassenhally Pit

Bassenhally Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Cambridgeshire
Grid reference TL 286 985 [1]
Interest Biological
Area 8.6 hectares[1]
Notification 1984[1]
Location map Magic Map

Bassenhally Pit is an 8.6 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Whittlesey in Cambridgeshire]].[1][2]

This former gravel quarry has diverse habitats, such as a pond, marshes, grassland, scrub and woodland. The marsh is a nationally scarce habitat, and it has plants including jointed rush, creeping bent, lesser water-plantain, early marsh-orchid and water violet.[3]

The site is owned by the Whittlesey Wildfowlers and Conservationists, and there is no public access.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Bassenhally Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  2. "Map of Bassenhally Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  3. "Bassenhally Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
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Coordinates: 52°34′08″N 0°06′14″W / 52.569°N 0.104°W / 52.569; -0.104

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