Croft Pasture
| Site of Special Scientific Interest | |
 | |
| Location | Leicestershire |
|---|---|
| Grid reference | SP 509 958[1] |
| Interest | Biological |
| Area | 6.2 hectares[1] |
| Notification | 1983[1] |
| Location map | Magic 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
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Designated Sites View: Croft Pasture". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Map of Croft Pasture". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Croft Pasture". Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Croft Pasture citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 November 2017.