Upware Bridge Pit North
Upware Bridge Pit North is a 2.5-hectare (6.2-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest northwest of Wicken in Cambridgeshire. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.
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".
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
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Upware Bridge Pit North". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Map of Upware Bridge Pit North". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "Dimmock's Cote Quarry (Upware) (Oxfordian)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- ^ "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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