West Pit

West Pit
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TypeLocal Nature Reserve
LocationCherry Hinton, Cambridgeshire
OS gridTL 484 558
Area4.3 hectares
Managed byCambridge City Council

West Pit is a 4.3 hectare Local Nature Reserve in Cherry Hinton, on the south-eastern outskirts of Cambridge.[1] It is part of the Cherry Hinton Pit biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), which includes the neighbouring East Pit.[2][3]

This former chalk quarry is now steeply sloping woodland with a caravan park in the centre. The woodland has been designated an SSSI due to the presence of a plant on the British Red List of Threatened Species, the moon carrot.[1][2]

The site has been designated a Local Nature Reserve (LNR) by Cambridge City Council, which shows it as one LNR[1] and East Pit and Limekiln Close as another LNR.[4] However, the LNRs are confused on the Natural England website. One is shown as Limekiln Close and West Pit on the details page,[5] but the map only covers Limekiln Close.[6] The other LNR is shown on the details page as East Pit,[7] whereas the map covers both East and West Pits.[8]

There is access to the site from the entrance to the caravan park on Limekiln Road.

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References

  1. ^ a b c "West Pit". Cambridge City Council. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Cherry Hinton Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  3. ^ "Map of Cherry Hinton Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  4. ^ "Limekiln Close and East Pit local nature reserve". Cambridge City Council. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Limekiln Close and West Pit". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Map of Limekiln Close and West Pit". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  7. ^ "East Pit". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 15 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Map of East Pit". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 15 January 2017.

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