Upware Bridge Pit North

Upware Bridge Pit North
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location of Upware Bridge Pit North.
Area of searchCambridgeshire
Grid referenceTL 543 724
InterestGeological
Area2.5 hectares
Notification date1987
Location mapMagic Map

Upware Bridge Pit North is a 2.5-hectare (6.2-acre) geological Site of Special Scientific Interest northwest of Wicken in Cambridgeshire. It is a Geological Conservation Review site.

This site shows exposes rocks of Oxfordian age, around 160 million years old, formed when the area was in a sea connected to the Tethys Ocean; it has many Tethyan invertebrate fossils. It is described by Natural England as "an essential site for the study of Oxfordian palaeontology and palaeogeography in the English midlands".

The site is a working quarry. There is no public access, but there is a viewing platform. The Fen Rivers Way passes the site.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Upware Bridge Pit North". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  2. ↑ "Map of Upware Bridge Pit North". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Dimmock's Cote Quarry (Upware) (Oxfordian)". Joint Nature Conservation Committee. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  4. ↑ "Upware Bridge Pit North citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2016.

52°19′44″N 0°15′47″E / 52.329°N 0.263°E / 52.329; 0.263