Bassenhally Pit

Bassenhally Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationCambridgeshire
Grid referenceTL 286 985[1]
InterestBiological
Area8.6 hectares[1]
Notification1984[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Bassenhally Pit is an 8.6-hectare (21-acre) 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. ^ a b c d "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
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