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Upper Common Pits - Unit 1
 

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Staff member responsible for SSSI unit: Matthew Larkin
 
Unit ID: 1008676
 
Unit area: 2.99 hectares
 
Main habitat: Earth heritage
 
Condition:   Favourable
 
Latest assessment date: 11 March 2009
 
Condition assessment comment: Site is an unmanaged pine plantation with almost complete canopy cover and therefore very little ground flora. Sparse bracken and only occasional scrub cover less than 5% of the ground area. The historic ground workings and sand pits are very evident and show no signs of change on the ground or from photos taken in 2000. No negative indicators hence favourable condition.
 
 
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