Upware North Pit
Upware North Pit is a 1.1-hectare (2.7-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Wicken in Cambridgeshire.
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.
There is access to the site from the Fen Rivers Way north of Upware.
References
- ^ "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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