Upware North Pit
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | 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 (2.7-acre) 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[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Upware North Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Map of Upware North Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ^ "Upware North Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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