Upware North Pit

Upware North Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Cambridgeshire
Grid reference TL 544 727 [1]
Interest Biological
Area 1.1 hectares[1]
Notification 1985[1]
Location map Magic Map

Upware North Pit is a 1.1 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Wicken in Cambridgeshire.[1][2]

This site has several flooded pits with areas of willow and hawthorn. It is one of only two British sites which has water germander, a plant listed in the British Red Data Books of threatened species. Other unusual aquatic plants are great water dock and greater pond sedge.[3]

There is access to the site from the Fen Rivers Way north of Upware.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Upware North Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Map of Upware North Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Upware North Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 November 2016.

Coordinates: 52°19′52″N 0°15′50″E / 52.331°N 0.264°E / 52.331; 0.264

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