Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen

Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Water buffaloes in Chippenham Fen
Area of Search	Cambridgeshire
Grid reference	TL 648 694 ^[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	155.9 hectares^[1]
Notification	1988^[1]
Location map	Magic Map

Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen is a 155.9 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest south-east of Fordham in Cambridgeshire.^[1]^[2] It is a Nature Conservation Review site, Grade I,^[3] a Ramsar wetland site^[4] and a Special Area of Conservation^[5] It is managed by Natural England.^[6]

The site is described by Natural England as "of national importance for its wide range of wetland habitats and associated birds and insects". It has diverse habitats and flora, with several uncommon species in damp meadows. It also has many species of breeding birds, and rare spiders and moths.^[7]

Access is by permit, which only available for people conducting research on the site.^[6]

References

1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
↑ "Map of Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
↑ Ratcliffe, Derek, ed. (1977). A Nature Conservation Review. 2. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. pp. 211–12. ISBN 0521 21403 3.
↑ "Information Sheet on Ramsar Wetlands: Chippenham Fen" (PDF). Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
↑ "Fenland SAC". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
1 2 "Permit Access on Chippenham Fen NNR" (PDF). Natural England. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
↑ "Chippenham Fen and Snailwell Poor's Fen citation". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 30 November 2016.

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Coordinates: 52°17′53″N 0°24′54″E / 52.298°N 0.415°E / 52.298; 0.415

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