Woodwalton Marsh

Woodwalton Marsh is a 0.8 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Woodwalton in Cambridgeshire.[1][2] It is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire.[3]

Woodwalton Marsh
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of SearchCambridgeshire
Grid referenceTL 211 812[1]
InterestBiological
Area0.8 hectares[1]
Notification1983[1]
Location mapMagic Map

This grassland on calcareous clay has diverse flora, including red fescue, quaking grass, knapweed, cowslip, pepper saxifrage, green-winged orchid and the rare sulphur clover.[4] There is also a wide variety of butterflies.[3]

There is access from New Road.[3]

References

  1. "Designated Sites View: Woodwalton Marsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  2. "Map of Woodwalton Marsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  3. "Woodwalton Marsh". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  4. "Woodwalton Marsh citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 December 2016.

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