Twenty Acre Piece

Twenty Acre Piece

Site of Special Scientific Interest
Location	Leicestershire
Grid reference	SK 641 210[1]
Interest	Biological
Area	8.1 ha (20 acres)[1]
Notification	1983[1]
Location map	Magic Map

Twenty Acre Piece is an 8.1-hectare (20-acre) biological Site of Special Scientific Interest and registered common land east of Loughborough in Leicestershire.^[1][2][3]

This site has grassland, scrub and wood on poorly drained acidic clay. The woodland is mainly hawthorn, oak and ash, and there are diverse populations of breeding invertebrates and birds.^[4]

There is access to the site by a neglected and overgrown footpath.

References

1. "Designated Sites View: Twenty Acre Piece". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
2. "Map of Twenty Acre Piece". Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
3. "Burton Common". Common Land in England. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
4. "Twenty Acre Piece citation" (PDF). Sites of Special Scientific Interest. Natural England. Retrieved 6 November 2017.

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