Furze Hill SSSI

This article is about the Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cambridgeshire. For other uses, see Furze Hill (disambiguation).
Furze Hill
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of Search Cambridgeshire
Grid reference TL 553 486 [1]
Interest Biological
Area 5.8 hectares[1]
Notification 1985[1]
Location map Magic Map

Furze Hill is a 5.8 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in three nearby areas east of Hildersham in Cambridgeshire.[1][2]

The site has steep banks of glacial deep sandy gravel, and is one of the few examples of a sandy habitat in the county. There are several rare plants, such as hoary cinquefoils, pasque flowers and maiden pinks.[3]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Furze Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  2. "Map of Furze Hill". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
  3. "Furze Hill citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
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Coordinates: 52°06′50″N 0°16′01″E / 52.114°N 0.267°E / 52.114; 0.267

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