Chudleigh Cavern is a limestone cave outside the town of Chudleigh in Devon, England.[1] The cave is deep and contains stalactites.[2] A small part is open to the public as a show cave. The rest is open only to experienced cavers.
Description
editThe entrance to the cave is found in a public garden, the Rock House Garden, a protected "triple Site of Scientific Interest," so designated by English Nature.[3] The first part is open to the public, and contains several plants or lichens. The public section ends in a barrier, beyond which is a shaft. After the shaft a tight passage leads to some cave formations and a dead end.
Flora and fauna
editThe cave is home to Belba pulveruleuta, a mite.[4]
References
edit- ^ Ward, Charles Slegg; Mountford John Byrde Baddeley (1889). South Devon (including W. Dorset coast) and south Cornwall: with a full description of Dartmoor and the Scilly isles. Dulau & Co. p. 85.
- ^ Black, Adam and Charles (1883). Black's guide to Devonshire. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black. p. 159.
- ^ "Unique garden set in stone". This is North Devon. 5 October 2009. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
- ^ "Life in the cave - Spiders and millipedes". Cave Life of Devon. Cambian Caving Council. 2007. Retrieved 25 January 2010.
External links
edit50°35′48″N 3°36′21″W / 50.5967°N 3.6058°W
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