Little Paxton Pits
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | Cambridgeshire |
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Grid reference | TL 199 637[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 127.4 hectares[1] |
Notification | 1986[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Little Paxton Pits is a 127.4-hectare (315-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Little Paxton in Cambridgeshire.[1][2] Part of it is also a 60 hectare Local Nature Reserve (LNR).[3][4]
These flooded former gravel pits are of national importance for wintering wildfowl, especially gadwalls. There are several nationally rare flies, such as Spilogona scutulata, Limnophora scrupulosa, Dolichopus andulusiacus and Lispocephala falculata. Flora include common spotted-orchids and hare’s-foot clover.[5]
There is access to the LNR from the High Street.
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Little Paxton Pits". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "Map of Little Paxton Pits". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "Little Paxton Pits". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. 21 February 2013. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "Map of Little Paxton Pits". Local Nature Reserves. Natural England. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "Little Paxton Pits citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
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