Carrine Common & Penwethers
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Carrine Common & Penwethers is a Site of Special Scientific Interest
(SSSI) in Cornwall
, England
, UK
, noted for its biological
interest. The 46 hectares (113.7 acre) site is located by the settlement of Penweathers
, within the civil parish of Kea
, half a mile south of the city of Truro
.
Carrine Common is also designated a Special Area of Conservation
.
Site of Special Scientific Interest
A Site of Special Scientific Interest is a conservation designation denoting a protected area in the United Kingdom. SSSIs are the basic building block of site-based nature conservation legislation and most other legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon...
(SSSI) in Cornwall
Cornwall
Cornwall is a unitary authority and ceremonial county of England, within the United Kingdom. It is bordered to the north and west by the Celtic Sea, to the south by the English Channel, and to the east by the county of Devon, over the River Tamar. Cornwall has a population of , and covers an area of...
, England
England
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, UK
United Kingdom
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, noted for its biological
Flora and fauna of Cornwall
Cornwall is the county that forms the tip of the southwestern peninsula of England; this area has a mild and warm climate regulated by the Gulf Stream...
interest. The 46 hectares (113.7 acre) site is located by the settlement of Penweathers
Penweathers
Penweathers is a settlement in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately one mile west of Truro city centre....
, within the civil parish of Kea
Kea, Cornwall
Kea is a civil parish and village in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is a "large straggling parish" in a former mining area south of Truro.Kea village is situated just over one mile southwest of Truro....
, half a mile south of the city of Truro
Truro
Truro is a city and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The city is the centre for administration, leisure and retail in Cornwall, with a population recorded in the 2001 census of 17,431. Truro urban statistical area, which includes parts of surrounding parishes, has a 2001 census...
.
Carrine Common is also designated a Special Area of Conservation
Special Area of Conservation
A Special Area of Conservation is defined in the European Union's Habitats Directive , also known as the Directive on the Conservation of Natural Habitats and of Wild Fauna and Flora...
.