- Chudleigh Cavern
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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.
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Description
The 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
The cave is home to Belba pulveruleuta, a mite.[4]
References
- ^ 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. http://books.google.com/books?id=3l4BAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA85.
- ^ Black, Adam and Charles (1883). Black's guide to Devonshire. Edinburgh: Adam and Charles Black. p. 159. http://books.google.com/books?id=8_sGAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA159.
- ^ "Unique garden set in stone". This is North Devon. 2009-10-05. http://www.thisisnorthdevon.co.uk/northdevonbands/news/Unique-garden-set-stone/article-1391792-detail/article.html. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
- ^ "Life in the cave - Spiders and millipedes". Cave Life of Devon. Cambian Caving Council. 2007. http://www.cambriancavingcouncil.org.uk/cavelife/devon/spiders.html. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
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Coordinates: 50°35′48″N 3°36′21″W / 50.5967°N 3.6058°W
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