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Broad Dales

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Broad Dales is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in Cumbria, covering 0.16 km². The county has 235 Sites of Special Scientific Interest; this is one. Nearby SSSIs include Biglands Bog, Upper Solway Flats & Marshes and Glasson Moss. Wigton Station is about 3.1 km away to the south.

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