Whitewater Valley

Whitewater Valley
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Cambridgeshire
Grid reference TF 043 036 [1]
Interest Biological
Area 4.3 hectares[1]
Notification 1987[1]
Location map Magic Map

Whitewater Valley is a 4.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Wittering in Cambridgeshire.[1][2]

Habitats in this site include a stream together with associated marsh, tall fen and willow carr. The carr has a varied flora, and the marsh has many plants rare in the county. There are also springs, which have mosses including the uncommon cratoneuron commutatum.[3]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Whitewater Valley". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "Map of Whitewater Valley". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Whitewater Valley citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
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Coordinates: 52°37′12″N 0°27′40″W / 52.620°N 0.461°W / 52.620; -0.461

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