Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Cambridgeshire |
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Grid reference | TF 073 031 [1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 9.8 hectares [1] |
Notification | 1986 [1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Southorpe Roughs is a 9.8-hectare (24-acre) Site of Special Scientific Interest west of Southorpe in Cambridgeshire. [1] [2]
This is a disused quarry which has grassland on Jurassic limestone. The main grasses are tor-grass and sheep's fescue, and there are the nationally rare plants spotted cat's ear and pasque flower. [3]
The site is private land with no public access.
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