Delph Bridge Drain Explained

Delph Bridge Drain
Aos:	Cambridgeshire
Interest:	Biological
Area:	0.15 hectares
Notifydate:	1989
Map:	Magic Map

Delph Bridge Drain is a 0.15hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Soham in Cambridgeshire.^{[1] [2]}

This site has the only known British population of fen ragwort, which was previously believed to have become extinct in the UK in 1857, due to habitat destruction. It was re-discovered in 1971 when dormant seeds probably germinated following excavation of the drain.^[3]

The site is a short stretch of ditch next to the A142 road between Soham and Ely.

References

52.367°N 0.3°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Delph Bridge Drain . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 6 November 2016.
2. Web site: Map of Delph Bridge Drain. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 6 November 2016.
3. Web site: Delph Bridge Drain citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 6 November 2016. 24 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024194700/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1005499.pdf. dead.