Orwell Clunch Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationCambridgeshire
Grid referenceTL 363 506[1]
InterestBiological
Area1.8 hectares[1]
Notification1985[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Orwell Clunch Pit is a 1.8-hectare (4.4-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the northern outskirts of Orwell in Cambridgeshire.[1][2] It is owned by Orwell Parish Council and managed by the Clunch Pit Management Trust.[3]

This former stone quarry has a rich chalk grassland flora, a habitat which has become scarce in eastern England. Herbs including kidney vetch, horseshoe vetch, spiny restharrow and wild thyme.[4][3]

There is access from Quarry Lane.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Orwell Clunch Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Map of Orwell Clunch Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Pickton, Clive (2012). "Orwell Clunch Pit". Orwell Past & Present. Retrieved 12 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Orwell Clunch Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 12 December 2016.

52°08′13″N 0°00′36″W / 52.137°N 0.01°W / 52.137; -0.01

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