Sunbiggin Tarn facts for kids
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
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| Area of Search | Cumbria |
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| Coordinates | 54°27′48″N 2°30′10″W / 54.4634°N 2.5029°W |
| Interest | Biological/Geological |
| Area | 3.86 square miles (1,000.435 ha) for the full SSSI |
| Notification | 30 November 1994 |
| Location map | Magic Map (Defra) |
Sunbiggin Tarn is a tarn near Sunbiggin in Cumbria. It is in a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) which also includes the surrounding moorland and limestone pavement of Little Asby Scar.
Site history
Site location and designation
Significant site content
Flora
common bent, mother of thyme, sheep fescue, Sesleria albicans, Galium sterneri grassland Calluna vulgaris Erica cinerea, Vaccinium myrtillus heath Scirpus cespitosus, Erica tetralix wet heath Carex elata, Equisetum fluviatile, Cladium mariscus, Carex rostrata, Potentilla palustris, Phragmites australis swamp, sedge and reed-beds
Fauna
black-headed gull, gadwall, little grebe, osprey, starling, water rail, wigeon Geyer's whorl snail
Geology
Dinantian, Karst
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