Hay-a-Park Gravel Pit
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Hay-a-Park Gravel Pit is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, or SSSI, adjacent to the east side of the town of Knaresborough, North Yorkshire, England. Having been a disused and flooded quarry since the 1970s, it now consists of the large Hay-a-Park Lake and three smaller ponds, besides associated reedbeds, scrub, woodland and grassland. It was designated as a SSSI in 1995 because it supports a number of wintering birds, including a large flock of goosander. This site is "one of the most northerly inland breeding populations of reed warbler in Britain."[1] Hay-a-Park was once part of a royal park, an early landowner being Edward II.
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Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
Location | North Yorkshire |
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Grid reference | SE362580 |
Coordinates | 54°00′54″N 01°27′00″W |
Interest | Biological |
Area | 44.8687 hectares (0.4487 km2; 0.1732 sq mi) |
Notification | 15 June 1995 |
Location map | Magic Map (Defra) |
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