Orwell Clunch Pit
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| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
| File:The Orwell Clunch Pit - geograph.org.uk - 437401.jpg | |
| Location | Cambridgeshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 363 506[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 1.8 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1985[1] |
| Location map | Magic 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]
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