Holland Hall (Melbourn) Railway Cutting Explained

Holland Hall (Melbourn) Railway Cutting
Aos:	Cambridgeshire
Interest:	Biological
Area:	3.3 hectares
Notifydate:	1986
Map:	[''Magic Map'']

Holland Hall (Melbourn) Railway Cutting is a 3.3hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest near Melbourn in Cambridgeshire. It is the verge of a kilometre long stretch of an operational railway line, the Cambridge Line.^{[1] [2]}

The site is steeply sloping chalk grassland, which has many plants which are unique in the county, and some which are nationally uncommon, such as wild candytuft. Also present is the nationally rare great pignut.^[3]

There is no public access to the site.

References

52.067°N -0.012°W

Notes and References

1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Holland Hall (Melbourn) Railway Cutting . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 1 October 2016.
2. Web site: Map of Holland Hall (Melbourn) Railway Cutting. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 1 October 2016.
3. Web site: Holland Hall (Melbourn) Railway Cutting citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 1 October 2016. 24 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121024195122/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1000191.pdf. dead.