Croft Pasture
Site of Special Scientific Interest
LocationLeicestershire
Grid referenceSP 509 958[1]
InterestBiological
Area6.2 hectares[1]
Notification1983[1]
Location mapMagic Map

Croft Pasture is a 6.2-hectare (15-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest on the outskirts of Croft in Leicestershire.[1][2] Most of the site, totalling 5.8 hectares, is owned and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.[3]

The River Soar runs through this unimproved grazed meadow, which is dominated by common bent and crested dog's-tail. A knoll in the north of the site has uncommon flora such as meadow saxifrage, common stork's-bill and subterranean clover.[3][4]

There is access from Station Road.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Designated Sites View: Croft Pasture". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  2. "Map of Croft Pasture". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Croft Pasture". Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  4. "Croft Pasture citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2017.

52°33′25″N 1°15′00″W / 52.557°N 1.25°W / 52.557; -1.25

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