Little Blakenham Pit
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Suffolk |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | TM 108 491[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 3.4 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1987[1] |
| Location map | Magic Map |
Little Blakenham Pit is a 3.4-hectare (8.4-acre) 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
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Little Blakenham Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Map of Little Blakenham Pit". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
- ^ "Little Blakenham Pit citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 31 July 2017.
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