Peter's Pit
Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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Location | Kent |
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Grid reference | TQ 717 627[1] |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 28.7 hectares (71 acres)[1] |
Notification | 2000[1] |
Location map | Magic Map |
Peter's Pit (or Peters Pit) is a 28.7-hectare (71-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Snodland in Kent.[1][2] It is a Special Area of Conservation[3][4]
This was formerly a chalk quarry and it has an undulating terrain. There are many ponds, some of which have populations of the great crested newt, a protected species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The site has two reptiles, grass snakes and common European adders.[5]
A footpath from Old Church Road goes through the site.
References
- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Peter's Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Map of Peter's Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "Designated Sites View: Peters Pit". Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Peter's Pit". Special Areas of Conservation. Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Archived from the original on 2016-04-22. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
- ^ "Peter's Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
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