Little Blakenham Pit Explained

Little Blakenham Pit
Aos:Suffolk
Interest:Biological
Area:3.4 hectares
Notifydate:1987
Map: Magic Map

Little Blakenham Pit is a 3.4hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Little Blakenham in Suffolk.[1] [2]

A 127 metre long tunnel from one of these chalk pits is used by hibernating bats, and it is one of the largest underground roosts known in Britain. Around 450 bats use the tunnel, mainly Daubenton's. Bats also share a lime kiln with a badger sett. The site also has chalk grassland.[3]

The site is private land with no public access.

References

52.1°N 1.076°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Designated Sites View: Little Blakenham Pit . Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 31 July 2017.
  2. Web site: Map of Little Blakenham Pit. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 31 July 2017.
  3. Web site: Little Blakenham Pit citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 31 July 2017.