Little Paxton Pits facts for kids
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Area of Search | Cambridgeshire |
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| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 127.4 hectares |
| Notification | 1986 |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Little Paxton Pits is a 127.4 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Little Paxton in Cambridgeshire. Part of it is also a 60 hectare Local Nature Reserve (LNR).
These flooded former gravel pits are of national importance for wintering wildfowl, especially gadwalls. There are several nationally rare flies, such as Spilogona scutulata, Limnophora scrupulosa, Dolichopus andulusiacus and Lispocephala falculata. Flora include common spotted-orchids and hare’s-foot clover.
There is access to the LNR from the High Street.
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