Peter's Pit Explained
| Peter's Pit |
| Aos: | Kent |
| Interest: | Biological |
| Area: | 28.7ha |
| Notifydate: | 2000 |
| Map: | Magic Map |
Peter's Pit (or Peters Pit) is a 28.7abbr=offNaNabbr=off biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-east of Snodland in Kent.[1] [2] It is a Special Area of Conservation[3] [4]
This was formerly a chalk quarry and it has an undulating terrain. There are many ponds, some of which have populations of the great crested newt, a protected species under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981. The site has two reptiles, grass snakes and common European adders.[5]
A footpath from Old Church Road goes through the site.
References
51.337°N 0.464°W
Notes and References
- Web site: Designated Sites View: Peter's Pit. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 8 April 2018.
- Web site: Map of Peter's Pit. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 8 April 2018.
- Web site: Designated Sites View: Peters Pit. Special Area of Conservation. Natural England. 18 January 2018.
- Web site: Peter's Pit . Special Areas of Conservation . Joint Nature Conservation Committee . 18 January 2018 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20160422025447/http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/protectedsites/sacselection/sac.asp?EUCode=UK0030237 . 2016-04-22 .
- Web site: Peter's Pit citation. Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. 8 April 2018.
