Godmanchester Eastside Common facts for kids
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Medieval ridge and furrow on Godmanchester Eastside Common
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Area of Search | Cambridgeshire |
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Interest | Biological |
Area | 29.7 hectares |
Notification | 1986 |
Location map | Magic Map |
Godmanchester Eastside Common is a 29.7 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Godmanchester in Cambridgeshire. The site is registered common land.
There are two fields, with a disused railway line separating them. The habitats are calcareous loam and calcareous clay, both of which are unusual, and there are diverse grass species, such as crested hair-grass and meadow oat grass. The southern field has lines of medieval ridge and furrow.
There is access from Common Lane.
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