Bassenhally Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Area of Search | Cambridgeshire |
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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 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Bassenhally Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ "Map of Bassenhally Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ↑ "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
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