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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