Woodwalton Marsh
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Cambridgeshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 211 812[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 0.8 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1983[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Woodwalton Marsh is a 0.8-hectare (2.0-acre) 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]
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
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Woodwalton Marsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "Map of Woodwalton Marsh". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Woodwalton Marsh". Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ "Woodwalton Marsh citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2016.