Crookhill Brick Pit
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Crookhill Brick Pit is a 4.77 hectare
biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset
, notified in 2003.
It supports a large population of Great Crested Newt
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Hectare
The hectare is a metric unit of area defined as 10,000 square metres , and primarily used in the measurement of land. In 1795, when the metric system was introduced, the are was defined as being 100 square metres and the hectare was thus 100 ares or 1/100 km2...
biological and geological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
, notified in 2003.
It supports a large population of Great Crested Newt
Great Crested Newt
The Great Crested Newt, also called Northern Crested Newt or Warty Newt is a newt in the family Salamandridae, found across Europe and parts of Asia.-Distribution:...
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Source
- English Nature citation sheet for the site (accessed 31 August 2006)
External links
- English Nature website (SSSI information)