Croft Pasture

Croft Pasture
Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location of Croft Pasture.
Area of searchLeicestershire
Grid referenceSP 509 958
InterestBiological
Area6.2 hectares
Notification date1983
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. Most of the site, totalling 5.8 hectares, is owned and managed by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust.

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.

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.

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