Upware Bridge Pit North

Upware Bridge Pit North
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationCambridgeshire
Grid referenceTL 543 724[1]
InterestGeological
Area2.5 hectares[1]
Notification1987[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Upware Bridge Pit North is a 2.5-hectare (6.2-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest northwest of Wicken in Cambridgeshire.[1][2] It is a Geological Conservation Review site.[3]

This site shows exposes rocks of Oxfordian age, around 160 million years old, formed when the area was in a sea connected to the Tethys Ocean; it has many Tethyan invertebrate fossils. It is described by Natural England as "an essential site for the study of Oxfordian palaeontology and palaeogeography in the English midlands".[4]

The site is a working quarry. There is no public access, but there is a viewing platform. The Fen Rivers Way passes the site.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Upware Bridge Pit North". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. ^ "Map of Upware Bridge Pit North". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Dimmock's Cote Quarry (Upware) (Oxfordian)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Upware Bridge Pit North citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
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