Upware North Pit Explained

Upware North Pit is a 1.1hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Wicken in Cambridgeshire.^{[1] [2]}

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.^[3]

There is access to the site from the Fen Rivers Way north of Upware.

References

52.331°N 0.264°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Upware North Pit . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 9 November 2016.
2. Web site: Map of Upware North Pit. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 9 November 2016.
3. Web site: Upware North Pit citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 9 November 2016. 24 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024202615/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1002481.pdf. dead.