Godmanchester Eastside Common

Godmanchester Eastside Common
Site of Special Scientific Interest

Medieval ridge and furrow on Godmanchester Eastside Common
Area of Search Cambridgeshire
Grid reference TL 269 713 [1]
Interest Biological
Area 29.7 hectares[1]
Notification 1986[1]
Location map Magic Map

Godmanchester Eastside Common is a 29.7 hectare 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.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Godmanchester Eastside Common". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 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. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
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Coordinates: 52°19′30″N 0°08′20″W / 52.325°N 0.139°W / 52.325; -0.139

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