Whitewater Valley

{{short description|English Site of Special Scientific Interest}}

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|name= Whitewater Valley

|aos= Cambridgeshire

|interest=Biological

|gridref={{gbmappingsmall|TF 043 036 }}

|area= 4.3 hectares

|notifydate= 1987

|map=[http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271003241%27 Magic Map]

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Whitewater Valley is a {{convert|4.3|hectare|acre|adj=on}} biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Wittering in Cambridgeshire.{{cite web|url= https://designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk/SiteDetail.aspx?SiteCode=S1003241&SiteName=whitewater&countyCode=&responsiblePerson= |title=Designated Sites View: Whitewater Valley |series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date = 30 August 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://magic.defra.gov.uk/MagicMap.aspx?startTopic=Designations&activelayer=sssiIndex&query=HYPERLINK%3D%271003241%27 |title=Map of Whitewater Valley|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher=Natural England|access-date= 30 August 2016}}

Habitats in this site include a stream together with associated marsh, tall fen and willow carr. The carr has a varied flora, and the marsh has many plants rare in the county. There are also springs, which have mosses including the uncommon cratoneuron commutatum.{{cite web|url= http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1003241.pdf|title= Whitewater Valley citation|series= Sites of Special Scientific Interest|publisher= Natural England|access-date= 30 August 2016|archive-date= 24 October 2012|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121024202733/http://www.sssi.naturalengland.org.uk/citation/citation_photo/1003241.pdf|url-status= dead}}

The site is private land with no public access.