Forests & woodlands · East Midlands
Star Pit Nature Reserve
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Star Pit Nature Reserve is a forest or woodland in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Peterborough · 4.6 km
- Free entry
- Family-friendly
- Dog-friendly
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit Star Pit Nature Reserve, the nearest railway station is Peterborough, located 4.6 km away. Entry to the reserve is free.
About
Star Pit Nature Reserve is a named forest, woodland or nature reserve in the United Kingdom. Coordinates: 52.6083°, -0.2120°. This entry is part of The Great Britain Guide, a free, ad-free, open-data tourist directory.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Dogsthorpe Star Pit SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Dogsthorpe Star Pit is a 36.4-hectare (90-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI)) on the eastern outskirts of Peterborough in Cambridgeshire. It is also designated a Local Nature Reserve, and it is managed by the Wildlife Trust for Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire. This former brick pit has been designated an SSSI mainly for its invertebrates, especially its water beetles, with 64 species, including four on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Graptodytes bilineatus, Dryops similaris, Gyrinus distinctus and Myopites inulaedyssentericae. There are diverse habitats with grassland, scrub, reedbeds, sedge, bare clay and pools. There is access to the site by a footpath from Whitepost Road.
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- Coordinates
- 52.6083, -0.2120
- District
- Peterborough
- Parish
- Newborough
- Postcode
- PE6 7SW
- Parliamentary constituency
- Peterborough
- Nearest railway station
- Peterborough — 4.6 km
Sources
- osm: w386787399 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: Dogsthorpe Star Pit (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Dogsthorpe8631.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Star Pit Nature Reserve?
- Star Pit Nature Reserve is in London, United Kingdom (postcode PE6 7SW), in the parish of Newborough.
- What is Star Pit Nature Reserve?
- Star Pit Nature Reserve is a forest or woodland in the United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Star Pit Nature Reserve?
- The nearest railway station is Peterborough, about 4.6 km away. Drivers can use postcode PE6 7SW.
- Is Star Pit Nature Reserve a protected site?
- Yes — Star Pit Nature Reserve is part of the Dogsthorpe Star Pit SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- Is Star Pit Nature Reserve free to visit?
- Yes, Star Pit Nature Reserve is free to enter.
- How do I get to Star Pit Nature Reserve?
- The nearest railway station is Peterborough, about 4.6 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode PE6 7SW.