Godmanchester Eastside Common Explained

Godmanchester Eastside Common
Aos:	Cambridgeshire
Interest:	Biological
Area:	29.7 hectares
Notifydate:	1986
Map:	Magic Map

Godmanchester Eastside Common is a 29.7hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest east of Godmanchester in Cambridgeshire.^{[1] [2]} The site is registered common land.^[3]

There are two fields, with a disused railway line separating them. The habitats are calcareous loam and calcareous clay, both of which are unusual, and there are diverse grass species, such as crested hair-grass and meadow oat grass. The southern field has lines of medieval ridge and furrow.^[4]

There is access from Common Lane.

References

52.325°N -0.139°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Godmanchester Eastside Common . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 13 September 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20240416151011/https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1004017&SiteName=godmanchester&countyCode=&responsiblePerson= . 16 April 2024.
2. Web site: Map of Godmanchester Eastside Common. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 13 September 2016.
3. Web site: Eastside Common . common-land.com . 13 September 2016.
4. Web site: Godmanchester Eastside Common citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 13 September 2016. 24 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024195014/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1004017.pdf. dead.