Godmanchester Eastside Common

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Godmanchester Eastside Common
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Godmanchester Eastside Common, ridge and furrow 3.jpg
Medieval ridge and furrow on Godmanchester Eastside Common
Location Cambridgeshire
Grid reference TL 269 713 [1]
InterestBiological
Area29.7 hectares [1]
Notification 1986 [1]
Location map Magic Map

Godmanchester Eastside Common is a 29.7-hectare (73-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Godmanchester in Cambridgeshire. [1] [2] The site is registered common land. [3]

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. [4]

There is access from Common Lane.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Godmanchester Eastside Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original on 16 April 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Map of Godmanchester Eastside Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Eastside Common". common-land.com. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Godmanchester Eastside Common citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 13 September 2016.

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