Bassenhally Pit
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Cambridgeshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 286 985[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 8.6 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1984[1] |
| Location map | Magic 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
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Bassenhally Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Map of Bassenhally Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "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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