Holland Hall (Melbourn) Railway Cutting
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Area of Search | Cambridgeshire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TL 364 428 [1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 3.3 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1986[1] |
| Location map | [ Magic Map] |
Holland Hall (Melbourn) Railway Cutting is a 3.3 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Melbourn in Cambridgeshire. It is the verge of a kilometere long stretch of an operational railway line, the Cambridge Line.[1][2]
The site is steeply sloping chalk grassland, which has many plants which are unique in the county, and some which are nationally uncommon, such as wild candytuft. Also present is the nationally rare great pignut.[3]
There is no public access to the site.
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Holland Hall (Melbourn) Railway Cutting". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ↑ "Map of Holland Hall (Melbourn) Railway Cutting". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ↑ "Holland Hall (Melbourn) Railway Cutting citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
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