Wookey Hole Caves Wookey Hole Caves Wookey Hole Caves () are a series of limestone caverns, a show cave and tourist attraction in the village of Wookey Hole on the southern edge of the Mendip Hills near Wells in Somerset, England. The River Axe flows through the cave. It is a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for both biological and geological reasons. Wookey Hole cave is a "solutional cave", one that is formed by a process of weathering in which the natural acid in groundwater dissolves the rocks. Some water originates as rain that flows into streams on impervious rocks on the
West Cornwall Bryophytes Site of Special Scientific Interest this site in Britain. Poldice Valley supports "Cephaloziella nicholsonii", "Cephaloziella stellulifera", "Pohlia andalusica" and "Bryum donianum". On the exposed areas of the spoil tips on Porkellis Moor can be found the three main liverworts as well as "Pohlia andalusica". West Cornwall Bryophytes Site of Special Scientific Interest The West Cornwall Bryophytes Site of Special Scientific Interest is a group of seven locations of former mining activity, that form a single SSSI and Important Plant Area in western Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The site is noted for its biological characteristics and derives its name from the rare bryophyte species found there.