Retire Common
Appearance
50°26′14″N4°48′48″W/ 50.4372°N 4.8133°W
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Retire Commonis aSite of Special Scientific Interest,noted for itsbiologicalcharacteristics, in midCornwall,England,UK.[1]
Geography
[edit]The 62-hectare (150-acre) site, notified in 1951, is located 5 miles (8.0 km) south west of the town ofBodmin,falling mainly within the civil parish ofWithiel.[2][3]The springs in the area of the Common form theheadwatersof a tributary of theRiver Camel.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ab"Retire Common"(PDF).Natural England.1985.Retrieved1 December2011.
- ^"Retire Common map".Natural England.Retrieved1 December2011.
- ^Ordnance Survey: Landranger map sheet 200Newquay & BodminISBN978-0-319-22938-5