Peter's Pit

Peter's Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Kent
Grid reference TQ 717 627[1]
Interest Biological
Area 28.7 hectares (71 acres)[1]
Notification 2000[1]
Location map Magic Map

Peter's Pit or Peters Pit is a 28.7-hectare (71-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Snodland in Kent.[1][2] It is a Special Area of Conservation[3][4]

This was formerly a chalk quarry and it has an undulating terrain. There are many ponds, some of which have populations of the great crested newt, a protected species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The site has two reptiles, grass snakes and common European adders.[5]

A footpath from Old Church Road goes through the site.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Peter's Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. ↑ "Map of Peter's Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. ↑ "Designated Sites View: Peters Pit". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Peter's Pit". Special Areas of Conservation. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Peter's Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2018.

Coordinates: 51°20′13″N 0°27′50″E / 51.337°N 0.464°E / 51.337; 0.464

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