Holland Hall (Melbourn) Railway Cutting

Holland Hall (Melbourn) Railway Cutting is a 3.3 hectare 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]

Holland Hall (Melbourn) Railway Cutting
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Area of SearchCambridgeshire
Grid referenceTL 364 428[1]
InterestBiological
Area3.3 hectares[1]
Notification1986[1]
Location map[ Magic Map]

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
  1. "Designated Sites View: Holland Hall (Melbourn) Railway Cutting". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  2. "Map of Holland Hall (Melbourn) Railway Cutting". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
  3. "Holland Hall (Melbourn) Railway Cutting citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 1 October 2016.

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