Croft Pasture

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

1. "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. "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.

52.557°N 1.25°W / 52.557; -1.25